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Czech Republic midfielder Libor Sionko has terminated his contract at Denmark's FC København after conceding: "I have had extreme difficulty making it into the starting lineup in the past six months."

Belarus could not have asked for a tougher draw on their finals debut, matched with holders Spain and Portugal, but coach Valeri Dosko promised his injury-hit squad would "give a good account of ourselves".

Martin Cáceres has joined an ever-growing Juventus injury list after the Uruguayan defender was ruled out until February with a thigh injury picked up in Wednesday's Coppa Italia defeat of SSC Napoli.

Hungary coach Mihály Kozma has described naming the hosts' 14-man squad for the UEFA European Futsal Championship, which gets underway on Tuesday, as the hardest decision of his career.

Olympique Lyonnais coach Claude Puel has moved to bolster his defence with the signing of 20-year-old Croatian centre-back Dejan Lovren on a four-and-a-half-year contract from NK Dinamo Zagreb.

Hosts Hungary finished their preparations for the 2010 UEFA European Futsal Championship with a draw and a win against Finland while holders Spain and Ukraine go into next week's finals on ominous form.

Nigel Worthington will remain as Northern Ireland manager for their UEFA EURO 2012™ qualifying campaign after verbally agreeing a new contract with the Irish Football Association on Thursday.

Nigel Worthington will remain as Northern Ireland manager for their UEFA EURO 2012™ qualifying campaign after verbally agreeing a new contract with the Irish Football Association on Thursday.

Juventus secured a welcome cup win but the setbacks continue for Liverpool FC, as they and Paris Saint-Germain FC were dumped out of their respective knockout competitions by second division sides.

Juventus secured a welcome cup win but the setbacks continue for Liverpool FC, as they and Paris Saint-Germain FC were dumped out of their respective knock-out competitions by second division sides.

Belgian prime minister Yves Leterme paid tribute to the "terrific" Milan Jovanović after accepting the nation's 2009 Player of the Year award on behalf of the talismanic R. Standard de Liège forward.

In the the uefa.com Magazine Sevilla FC striker Luis Fabiano says he is realising the "dream of many boys in Brazil" by scoring goals for his national side while playing in Europe. Click here to watch.

Liverpool FC boss Rafael Benítez hailed Maxi Rodríguez's "character and mentality" after signing the Argentina winger on a free transfer from fellow UEFA Europa League hopefuls Club Atlético de Madrid.

UEFA Champions League contenders ACF Fiorentina have reached an agreement with FK Partizan to sign their highly-regarded 18-year-old attacking midfielder Adem Ljajić for a reported fee of €8m.

After a hard but successful year, Latvian Football Federation general secretary Jānis Mežeckis is looking to 2010 "with optimism" and has special praise for the feats of Aleksandrs Starkovs' national team.

Hungary's futsal team have been given tips how to play before a big crowd by concert pianist Adam Gyorgy, who will entertain fans at the UEFA European Futsal Championship opening ceremony.

Only two of the 30 scheduled Northern Irish Premiership have taken place in recent weeks – and both were at Crusaders FC's Seaview home, a reward for their €280,000 investment in a '4G' artificial pitch.

Russia coach Sergei Skorovich says their success at club level in the UEFA Futsal Cup has made the national team hungry for success at the EURO finals and is keen to hit the ground running next week.

Juventus boss Ciro Ferrara has said "like Rocky, I get punched but I'll never fall", but having gone 13 matches unbeaten under Walter Mazzarri, SSC Napoli are looking to floor the Turin heavyweights.

UEFA is funding two development projects from public viewing licence proceeds accrued during the UEFA EURO 2008™ final round in Austria and Switzerland.