UEFA Football News

Turkey mourns death of Hasan Dogan The game in Turkey is in mourning after Hasan Dogan, the president of the Turkish Football Association, died at age 52 after suffering a heart attack on Saturday.

Aragonés raring to go again at Fenerbahçe Five days after bringing the Henri Delaunay trophy to Madrid, Spain's UEFA EURO 2008™ winning coach Luis Aragonés began a new challenge with Fenerbahçe SK.

Intertoto underdogs have their day Azerbaijan's PFC Neftçi drew in Belgium while KS Besa of Albania scored an away goal in a slender defeat in Switzerland, as the second-round ties got under way.

Galatasaray land free agent Kewell Turkish Süper Lig title-holders Galatasaray AS have brought the experienced Australian international winger Harry Kewell to Istanbul on a two-year deal.

Aragonés gets it right for overdue win The talent was arguably always there for Spain to lift a major trophy but certain key differences meant Luis Aragonés's shimmering squad took the EURO by storm.

Ajax splash out on hot shot Sulejmani AFC Ajax have signed teenaged Serbian international striker Miralem Sulejmani from Dutch Eredivisie rivals SC Heerenveen in a deal worth up to €16.25m.

Vargas and Comotto firm up Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina have added steel to their back line with the signings of the Peruvian international left-back Juan Manuel Vargas and Torino FC's Gianluca Comotto.

Meinert dampens great expectations Maren Meinert accepts it is inevitable that Germany will be marked as favourites in France but she insists her inexperienced side could have their work cut out.

FARE presents EURO report Football Against Racism in Europe network to report on incidents of racism detected at the finals. EURO stars primed for Intertoto task The second round of the UEFA Intertoto Cup kicks off over the weekend with several players fresh from UEFA EURO 2008™ duty potentially returning to action. Liverpool link up with left-back Dossena Liverpool FC have signed Udinese Calcio left-back Andrea Dossena with the 26-year-old signing a contract running until 2012 to replace John Arne Riise. Schaaf seeking style and substance Werder Bremen have begun their preparations for the forthcoming season with coach Thomas Schaaf promising fans entertaining football in their quest for trophies. Ranieri wants Juve back at the top Juventus president Giampiero Boniperti turned 80 on Friday and Claudio Ranieri's side have begun summer training promising to give the club plenty to celebrate. Rosenborg inspired by Lithuania trip Rosenborg BK may be used to the UEFA Champions League but that does not lessen the club's motivation as they enter the UEFA Intertoto Cup second round. Hrubesch will tinker for Germany glory Coach Horst Hrubesch is prepared to be flexible as he plots Germany's path to glory in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in the Czech Republic. Ouaddou returns to Nancy Moroccan international centre-back Abdeslam Ouaddou has joined AS Nancy-Lorraine for a second spell after signing from Valenciennes FC for an undisclosed fee. Swiss newcomers ready for Europe The Swiss Super League kicks off in a fortnight's time and unusually both promoted teams, AC Bellinzona and FC Vaduz, are preparing for UEFA Cup campaigns. Zenit playing catch-up in Russia The Russian Premier-Liga resumes this weekend with the champions and UEFA Cup winners FC Zenit St. Petersburg struggling in an unaccustomed position. Sinama Pongolle alights at Atlético Club Atlético de Madrid have added to their attacking options with the signature of Florent Sinama Pongolle from RC Recreativo de Huelva for an undisclosed fee. Llanelli aided by experienced duo Llanelli AFC embark on their first UEFA Champions League campaign boosted by Matthew Jones signing a new contract and Jason Bowen arriving at the club. England World Cup Qualifiers Date Game 20 Aug 08 Kazakhstan v Andorra 6 Sep 08 Andorra v ENGLAND 6 Sep 08 Croatia v Kazakhstan 6 Sep 08 Ukraine v Belarus 10 Sep 08 Croatia v ENGLAND 10 Sep 08 Andorra v Belarus 10 Sep 08 Kazakhstan v Ukraine 11 Oct 08 ENGLAND v Kazakhstan 11 Oct 08 Ukraine v Croatia 15 Oct 08 Belarus v ENGLAND 15 Oct 08 Croatia v Andorra 1 Apr 09 ENGLAND v Ukraine 1 Apr 09 Andorra v Croatia 1 Apr 09 Kazakhstan v Belarus 6 Jun 09 Kazakhstan v ENGLAND 6 Jun 09 Croatia v Ukraine 6 Jun 09 Belarus v Andorra 10 Jun 09 ENGLAND v Andorra 10 Jun 09 Ukraine v Kazakhstan 19 Aug 09 Belarus v Croatia 5 Sep 09 Ukraine v Andorra 5 Sep 09 Croatia v Belarus 9 Sep 09 ENGLAND v Croatia 9 Sep 09 Belarus v Ukraine 9 Sep 09 Andorra v Kazakhstan 10 Oct 09 Ukraine v ENGLAND 10 Oct 09 Belarus v Kazakhstan 14 Oct 09 ENGLAND v Belarus 14 Oct 09 Kazakhstan v Croatia 14 Oct 09 Andorra v Ukraine   Official World Cup Sites All the World Cups on one site. No more searching www.officialworldcupsite Moroccan Property Dream properties, great investment Morocco Real Estate www.asrinternational.co.uk Travel to Germany Favourable railway tickets and more price advantages on the Internet www.discountholidaypac   Dubai World Cup Specialist holiday packages to Dubai & Middle East www.dubaiholidayspecialis   2010 Football World Cup Home | Football World Cup Hospitality | Football World Cup Qualifying Groups | Football World Cup News | Football World Cup 2010 TV Guide | World Cup 20010 Pub Guide | World Cup 2010 Live Screenings | Football World Cup Merchandise | Football World Cup Host Cities | Holiday villa in Vale do Lobo | Villas in Vale do Lobo | Overseas Property Sales Agents Copyright 2004-2008 © Eclipse Management Ltd.