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Lars-ChristerOlssonpresentsthe budgetfor 2004–05.The Congress washonoured with the presenceof the FIFA Presidentand representativesof other confederations.Left, Mohamed Bin Hamman(AFC) and Joseph S. Blatter;right, Mustapha Fahmy (CAF)and Jack Warner(CONCACAF).XXVIII UEFA CongressStability in the Executive CommitteeAFTER THE JUBILEE FESTIVITIES, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION DELEGATES TURNED THEIR ATTENTION TO THE ORDINARYCONGRESS BUSINESS OF REPORTS, APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS, THE BUDGET, ELECTIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO THE STATUTES.All 52 UEFA member associationswere represented at the generalassembly on 23 April, which the UEFAPresident opened by paying tributeto the organisation’s late HonoraryPresident, Jacques Georges, and othermembers of the European footballfamily who had passed away since thelast Congress. He also summed up themain activities of 2003, which hedescribed as a “year of consolidationfor European football”. The correspondingactivity reports of the ExecutiveCommittee and Chief Executive wereboth approved by the assembly.Treasurer Mathieu Sprengerswas able to present the delegates witha positive financial picture showinga net result of CHF 5.774 million for2002/03. But he also stressed that“a vast sum of money is not only anopportunity but also represents a challengeand obligations”. He identifiedthree priorities: helping the nationalassociations to develop football at alllevels and to become more professional,ensuring that the national associationscould take part in all UEFA competitions,and safeguarding UEFA’s future.Regarding the budget for2004/05, Chief Executive Lars-ChristerOlsson pointed out that UEFA’s financeswere less dependent on UEFA ChampionsLeague revenue thanks to increasedEuropean Championship revenue.Before actually proceeding withthe elections, the Executive Committeealready knew that its continuity wasensured since there were fewer newcandidates than in previous years andthat number had been reducedfurther by the withdrawal of GilbertoMadail (Portugal), while an eighthseat had also become vacantfollowing the appointment of HenriRoemer (Luxembourg) as UEFAspecial adviser on EU and othermatters and his subsequent departurefrom the Committee.All candidates obtained anabsolute majority (27 votes) andall members standing for re-electionwere successful. They are joinedon the Committee by Franco Carraro(Italy), a special adviser to theExecutive Committee until now,who was elected for a four-year term.The members re-elected for fouryearterms are Marios N. Lefkaritis(Cyprus), Geoffrey ThompsonThe Executive Committee for the 2004–06 period: (left to right) (front row) Lars-Christer Olsson,Angel Maria Villar Llona, Senes Erzik, Lennart Johansson, Per Ravn Omdal, Geoffrey Thompson, Mathieu Sprengers; (standing) Giangiorgio Spiess,Eggert Magnusson, Marios N. Lefkaritis, Viacheslav Koloskov, Joseph Mifsud, Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder, Michel Platini, Franco Carraro.PHOTOS: UEFA06 uefadirect 6.04
PHOTOS: UEFA-WOODS(England), Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder(Germany), Mathieu Sprengers (Netherlands),Viacheslav Koloskov (Russia)and Per Ravn Omdal (Norway). It tooka second ballot to separate Mr Omdaland Joseph Mifsud (Malta), who willtake over the seat vacated by HenriRoemer for a two-year term. VlatkoMarkovic (Croatia) was not elected.In a brief meeting the sameafternoon, the Committee confirmedits existing structure with Senes Erzik(Turkey) as first vice-president, Per RavnOmdal as second vice-president,Angel Maria Villar Llona (Spain) thirdvice-president, Geoffrey Thompsonfourth vice-president and MathieuSprengers as treasurer.The Congress also had to electfour UEFA representatives for the FIFAExecutive Committee, which it didby acclamation, as only four candidatesremained after the withdrawalof Mr Madail. Michel D’Hooghe (Belgium),Senes Erzik, Viacheslav Koloskovand Michel Platini (France) will thereforeserve on the FIFA Executive Committeefor a further four years each.After the elections, the assemblywas presented with the changesmade by the Executive Committee tothe HatTrick assistance programme(see page 14) and voted on a proposedamendment to the Statutes (article 36,paragraph 4). The revised text wasapproved unanimously. It stipulatesthat “A Committee shall comprisea minimum of 11 and a maximumof 13 members”. This new clause concernsonly those committees whichdo not require experts, which excludesthe Professional Football Committee,the Women’s Football Committee,the Futsal Committee, the RefereesCommittee, the Stadium and SecurityCommittee and the Medical Committee,all of which will continue to becomposed of 11 expert members.Enlarging the other committeeswill allow a wider representation ofmember associations in UEFA bodies.Two booksfor one jubileeTHE BOOK 25 YEARS OF UEFA, PUBLISHED IN 1979, WAS THE ONLY POINT OF REFERENCEFOR ANYONE LOOKING FOR AN OVERVIEW OF THE ORIGINS AND ACTIVITIES OF UEFA.With the accelerating growthof the past few years, the reform ofthe competitions, the creation of newtournaments and a transformed footballenvironment, it was high time thisbook was updated and the GoldenJubilee was the ideal occasion to doso. Back in December 1999, the ExecutiveCommittee approved an initialbudget for the creation of a book byRudolph Rothenbühler, a man witha detailed knowledge of UEFA, wherehe had worked since 1973, first aspress officer and later as personalassistant to the President and then tothe Chief Executive. He had also beenresponsible for the book commemoratingthe Silver Jubilee.Assisted by a small editorialcommittee, Rudolph Rothenbühlerquickly prepared a draft, but it verysoon became clear that the subjectmatterwas so vast that it could easilyfill two volumes, the first dealing withUEFA itself and the second with itscompetitions.The two volumes, presentedas a boxed set, were unveiled at theUEFA Congress in Cyprus. Together,they contain around 700 pages andweigh 6 kg!The first volume, edited byRudolph Rothenbühler and, after hisdeath, by Keith Cooper, begins byplacing UEFA in Europe’s political,economic and sociological context ofthe past 50 years, as described byrenowned academics. The focus thenfalls upon the history of UEFA itselfand a presentation of the nationalassociations, before specific topicsare covered, including tactical developments,women’s football, fair playand even an attempt to describe theEuropean player. Chapters on UEFA’srelations with television and themedia are also included.In the second volume, FritsAhlstrøm asked several journalistswell versed inthe UEFAcompetitions toretrace the history ofthese competitions from a perspectiveof their choosing. World Cups andOlympic tournaments are not ignoredin this publication, which is full ofanecdotes and information often notknown to many. This second book alsodeals with the Laws of the Game,equipment, floodlights, the ball andnumerous other aspects of football.It is also superbly illustrated.The two volumes have beenpublished in the three officialUEFA languages (French, Englishand German).A limited number of copiesof the UEFA Jubilee books will bemade available for sale later in theyear, according to demand.Price: 100 euros (plus postage).Requests should be addressed inwriting to UEFA (attn. Jubilee Office),46 route de Genève, P.O. Box,1260 Nyon 2, Switzerland.07
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