2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
Encyclopedia
UEFA U-21 Championship 2011 was the 18th staging of UEFA
's European Under-21 Football Championship
. The final tournament was hosted by Denmark
between 11 and 25 June 2011.
The Danish bid was chosen by UEFA's Executive Committee on 10 December 2008 in Nyon
, Switzerland
. This bid defeated the other bid from Israel
.
Qualification for the final tournament took place between March 2009 and October 2010.
Spain
won their third title after defeating Switzerland
2–0 in the final.
and Israel
. The bids were submitted on 15 June 2008.
The bids were inspected between June and September 2008, and a report was given to the National Team Competition Committee in October. The committee discussed the bids on 27 November 2008 and issued a recommendation to the UEFA Executive Committee, who decided on 10 December 2008 that Denmark would host the finals.
took place in Århus on 4 February 2009. The qualifying draw determined the makeup of ten groups. Ten groups were formed in the qualifying draw including two sections of six sides and eight of five, as teams chase 7 finals places alongside host Denmark. The seeding pots are formed on the basis of former performance in the tournament. All groups contained one nation from the first five pots and two sections also included a team from Pot 6. The six European federations that have qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
(Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Hungary, Spain and England) were each drawn in one of the six groups of five teams.
in London with the top teams qualifying for London 2012. The four British federations entered the qualification process as single entities, but are not eligible to qualify for the Olympics. If one or more British teams had qualified for the Championship, and to pass the first round, play-off games would be played (like in 2007 when Italy and Portugal faced for the last place in the Olympics). As Great Britain is the host nation for the 2012 Olympics, it is entitled to an automatic place in the competition. This caused controversy as in the Olympics, Great Britain competes as a single unified country, as opposed to the four individual nations in football. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all logged public objections to the idea of a GB team at the Olympics, fearing that it would jeopardise their independent status in UEFA and FIFA. A compromise was reached in 2009 whereby England would field a team for the tournament, while the other three would not participate, but not object to England's involvement.
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, at already existing stadiums in Aarhus
, Aalborg
, Herning
and Viborg
.
On 20 September 2010 it was announced that Aarhus Stadion would host the final. Further Aalborg Stadion was confirmed as the venue for the opening match and the eventual Olympic qualifying play-off. The semifinals were played at Herning Stadium and Viborg Stadion. It was also published that Denmark
would play all of its matches in Aalborg and Aarhus.
Players were eligible for the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship if they were born on or later than 1 January 1988.
.
Similar to former tournaments, the games in each group are to be held at just two stadia. For the draw, the finalists were divided into three seeding pots, based on average points per game in the qualifying phase, with each group having one team from pot 1 and 2, and two teams from pot 3. Denmark
, as hosts, were seeded first automatically.
. Only players born on or after the 1st of January, 1988 were eligible to play.
Referees
Robert Schörgenhofer
Paolo Tagliavento
Marijo Strahonja
Aleksandar Stavrev
Milorad Mažić
Markus Strömbergsson
Fourth officials
Kenn Hansen
Liran Liany
, Denmark
.
The first round saw the eight teams divided into two groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin
, where each teams plays one game against every other team in their group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a defeat. The teams finishing first and second in each group qualified for the semifinals.
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SPAIN:
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GK
13
David de Gea
RB
12
Martín Montoya
CB
20
Alberto Botía
CB
3
Álvaro Domínguez
LB
17
Dídac Vilà
DM
4
Javi Martínez
(c)
RM
10
Juan Mata
CM
19
Thiago Alcântara
CM
18
Ander Herrera
LM
22
Iker Muniain
CF
7
Adrián López
Substitutions:
FW
6
Jeffrén Suárez
MF
8
Daniel Parejo
MF
11
Diego Capel
Coach:
Luis Milla
3 goals Admir Mehmedi
2 goals
Andrey Varankow Bořek Dočkal
Ander Herrera
Juan Manuel Mata
Danny Welbeck
1 goal
Dzmitry Baha
Egor Filipenko
Maksim Skavysh
Jan Chramosta
Tomáš Pekhart
Christian Eriksen
Nicolai Jørgensen
Bashkim Kadrii
Birkir Bjarnason
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
Hjörtur Logi Valgarðsson
Thiago Alcântara
Jeffrén Suárez
Innocent Emeghara
Frank Feltscher
Fabian Frei
Xherdan Shaqiri
Maksym Bilyi
UEFA Team of the Tournament
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
's European Under-21 Football Championship
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The European Under-21 Football Championship is a football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. It is held every two years. The competition has existed in its current form since 1978. It was preceded by the Under 23 Challenge Cup which ran from 1967 to 1970...
. The final tournament was hosted by Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
between 11 and 25 June 2011.
The Danish bid was chosen by UEFA's Executive Committee on 10 December 2008 in Nyon
Nyon
Nyon is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Geneva metropolitan area. It lies on the shores of Lake Geneva, and is the seat of the district of...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. This bid defeated the other bid from Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Qualification for the final tournament took place between March 2009 and October 2010.
Spain
Spain national under-21 football team
The Spain national under-21 football team, is the national under-21 football team of Spain and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The team, nicknamed La Rojita , competes in the biannual European Under-21 Football Championship.Following the realignment of UEFA's youth...
won their third title after defeating Switzerland
Switzerland national under-21 football team
The Switzerland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association...
2–0 in the final.
Host selection
The organisation of the event was initially contested by only two bids: DenmarkDenmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. The bids were submitted on 15 June 2008.
The bids were inspected between June and September 2008, and a report was given to the National Team Competition Committee in October. The committee discussed the bids on 27 November 2008 and issued a recommendation to the UEFA Executive Committee, who decided on 10 December 2008 that Denmark would host the finals.
Qualification
The draw for the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifying round2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
The 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started with a qualifying competition which began on 27 March 2009 and finished on 13 October 2010. The final tournament is being held in Denmark between 11–25 June 2011....
took place in Århus on 4 February 2009. The qualifying draw determined the makeup of ten groups. Ten groups were formed in the qualifying draw including two sections of six sides and eight of five, as teams chase 7 finals places alongside host Denmark. The seeding pots are formed on the basis of former performance in the tournament. All groups contained one nation from the first five pots and two sections also included a team from Pot 6. The six European federations that have qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia...
(Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Hungary, Spain and England) were each drawn in one of the six groups of five teams.
2012 Summer Olympics and Great Britain team
The tournament was used as the European qualifying tournament for the 2012 Summer OlympicsFootball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in London and several other cities in the United Kingdom, from 25 July to 11 August. The finals will be played at Wembley Stadium. Associations affiliated with FIFA are invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23...
in London with the top teams qualifying for London 2012. The four British federations entered the qualification process as single entities, but are not eligible to qualify for the Olympics. If one or more British teams had qualified for the Championship, and to pass the first round, play-off games would be played (like in 2007 when Italy and Portugal faced for the last place in the Olympics). As Great Britain is the host nation for the 2012 Olympics, it is entitled to an automatic place in the competition. This caused controversy as in the Olympics, Great Britain competes as a single unified country, as opposed to the four individual nations in football. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all logged public objections to the idea of a GB team at the Olympics, fearing that it would jeopardise their independent status in UEFA and FIFA. A compromise was reached in 2009 whereby England would field a team for the tournament, while the other three would not participate, but not object to England's involvement.
List of qualified teams
The following 8 teams qualified for the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
The 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started with a qualifying competition which began on 27 March 2009 and finished on 13 October 2010. The final tournament is being held in Denmark between 11–25 June 2011....
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Venues
The tournament venues were all located in JutlandJutland
Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...
, at already existing stadiums in Aarhus
Aarhus
Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark...
, Aalborg
Aalborg
-Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....
, Herning
Herning
Herning Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,336 km² and a total population of 84,208...
and Viborg
Viborg, Denmark
Viborg , a town in central Jutland, Denmark, is the seat of both Viborg municipality and Region Midtjylland. Viborg is also the seat of the Western High Court, the High Court for the Jutland peninsula...
.
On 20 September 2010 it was announced that Aarhus Stadion would host the final. Further Aalborg Stadion was confirmed as the venue for the opening match and the eventual Olympic qualifying play-off. The semifinals were played at Herning Stadium and Viborg Stadion. It was also published that Denmark
Denmark national under-21 football team
The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.-U-21 European Championship:*1978 – Quarterfinals*1980 to 1984 – Did not qualify...
would play all of its matches in Aalborg and Aarhus.
| Aarhus Aarhus Aarhus or Århus is the second-largest city in Denmark. The principal port of Denmark, Aarhus is on the east side of the peninsula of Jutland in the geographical center of Denmark... |
Aalborg Aalborg -Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen.... |
Herning Herning Herning Municipality is a municipality in Region Midtjylland on the Jutland peninsula in western Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 1,336 km² and a total population of 84,208... |
Viborg Viborg, Denmark Viborg , a town in central Jutland, Denmark, is the seat of both Viborg municipality and Region Midtjylland. Viborg is also the seat of the Western High Court, the High Court for the Jutland peninsula... |
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| Aarhus Stadion Atletion Atletion is a combinated sport venue, in Aarhus, Denmark, where the football stadium and the arena are the main parts.-NRGi Park:After the expansion of the stadium in 2001, there are now seats for 20,032 spectators. It's a modern stadium, and the pitch is heated, so even the first games of the... |
Aalborg Stadion | Herning Stadium | Viborg Stadion Viborg Stadion Viborg Stadion is a football stadium located in Viborg, Denmark. It is the home ground of Viborg FF and has a capacity of 9,566.-External links:*... |
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Format
The final tournament consisted of two groups of four, with the top two from each progressing to the semifinals where it becomes a knockout competition. In the finals held a year before a summer Olympic Games the championship also serves as qualification for the Olympic Football Tournament.Players were eligible for the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship if they were born on or later than 1 January 1988.
Seeding
The draw for the final tournament took place on 9 November 2010 at Aalborg Congress & Culture Centre in AalborgAalborg
-Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....
.
Similar to former tournaments, the games in each group are to be held at just two stadia. For the draw, the finalists were divided into three seeding pots, based on average points per game in the qualifying phase, with each group having one team from pot 1 and 2, and two teams from pot 3. Denmark
Denmark national football team
The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...
, as hosts, were seeded first automatically.
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Squads
Squads for the 2011 Euro U-21 Championship consisted of 23 players, as in the previous tournament in 20092009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship began on 15 June 2009, and was the 17th UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. This was the first tournament after the competition reverted to a two-year format, following the single-year 2006-07 competition, which allowed the change to...
. Only players born on or after the 1st of January, 1988 were eligible to play.
Referees
In April 2011 UEFA published a list of referees, assistant referees and fourth officials to officiate at the tournament. All of the referees are either Premier Category 1-referees or Category 2-referees, respectively the second highest and third highest tier of international referees. All referees are appointed because they are deemed to be future elite referees, thus they are all between 31 and 38 years old and therefore adhere to the U21 philosophy of being the tournament of the stars of tomorrow.Referees
Robert Schörgenhofer Paolo Tagliavento Marijo StrahonjaMarijo Strahonja
Marijo Strahonja is a Croatian association football referee who currently officiates in the Prva HNL as well as UEFA competitions such as the European Champions League and the Europa League. Since 2006 he has officiated internationals.-External links:* *...
Aleksandar Stavrev Milorad Mažić Markus StrömbergssonMarkus Strömbergsson
Markus Strömbergsson is a Swedish football referee. Strömbergsson currently resides in Gävle. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2006. He became a professional referee in 1996 and has been an Allsvenskan referee since 2003. Strömbergsson has refereed 91 matches in...
Fourth officials
Kenn Hansen Liran LianyTiebreakers
As in Under-21 Euro 2009: If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria are applied to determine the rankings.- Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question
- Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question
- Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question
- If, after applying criteria 1) to 4) to several teams, two or more teams still have an equal ranking, the criteria 1) to 4) will be reapplied to determine the ranking of these teams. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5) and 6) will apply
- Results of all group matches:
- Superior goal differenceGoal differenceIn sports such as ice hockey and association football, goal difference is often the first tiebreaker used to rank teams which finish a league competition with an equal number of points....
- Higher number of goals scored
- Fair play conduct
- Superior goal difference
- Drawing of lots
Group stage
The draw took place on 9 November 2010 in AalborgAalborg
-Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
The first round saw the eight teams divided into two groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin
Round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
, where each teams plays one game against every other team in their group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a defeat. The teams finishing first and second in each group qualified for the semifinals.
Group A
In group A tie-breakers were needed to break down the three point tie with Belarus, Denmark and Iceland. Belarus advanced due to a better goal difference in the matches between those three.EWLINE
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Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
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Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...
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Knockout map
Semifinals
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Final
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| GK | 1 | Yann Sommer Yann Sommer Yann Sommer is a Swiss footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.-Club career:... (c) |
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| RB | 2 | Philippe Koch Philippe Koch Philippe Koch is a Swiss football defender who currently plays for FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League.He joined the first team in 2008. He made his first-team debut in August 2008 in the UEFA Cup.-References:... |
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| CB | 15 | Timm Klose Timm Klose Timm Klose is a Swiss-German professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for 1. FC Nuremberg in the German Bundesliga.-Early life:... |
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| CB | 5 | Jonathan Rossini Jonathan Rossini Jonathan "Johnny" Rossini is a Swiss footballer who plays for Italian club U.C. Sampdoria.-Club career:Rossini started his career at AC Bellinzona near his birth place. In summer 2005, aged 16, a minimum age for an international transfer within European Economic Area , he moved to Italian side... |
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| LB | 23 | Gaetano Berardi Gaetano Berardi Gaetano Berardi is a Italian-Swiss footballer. He currently plays for Italy Serie A club Brescia. Berardi grew up in Lugano youth team, and in the summer of 2005 was acquired by Brescia... |
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| DM | 6 | Fabian Lustenberger Fabian Lustenberger Fabian Lustenberger is a Swiss footballer who plays for German Bundesliga club Hertha BSC. He is also a Swiss U-21 international.-FC Lucerne:In his first season for FC Lucerne, Lustenberger succeeded in integrating himself into the team... |
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| RM | 10 | Xherdan Shaqiri Xherdan Shaqiri Xherdan Shaqiri is a Swiss footballer, who plays as a midfielder for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League as well as the Swiss national team.-Early life and career:... |
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| CM | 14 | Granit Xhaka Granit Xhaka Granit Xhaka is a Swiss footballer of Albanian descent who plays as a midfielder for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.-Early life:... |
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| CM | 9 | Fabian Frei Fabian Frei Fabian Frei is a Swiss footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League, after a two year loan at FC St. Gallen. Until June 2011 he was player in the Swiss U-21 team... |
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| LM | 7 | Innocent Emeghara Innocent Emeghara Innocent Emeghara is a Nigerian-born Swiss footballer who plays for French club Lorient in Ligue 1. He has represented Switzerland once as a last-minute substitute in a European Championship qualifying match against England in June 2011.-External links:*... |
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| CF | 11 | Admir Mehmedi Admir Mehmedi Admir Mehmedi is a footballer from Switzerland of Albanian ethnicity who plays as forward for FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League.-International Career:... |
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| FW | 19 | Mario Gavranović Mario Gavranović Mario Gavranović is a Swiss footballer of Bosnian descent playing for German Bundesliga club Mainz 05 on loan from Schalke 04 and the Swiss national under-21 team.-Early life:... |
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| MF | 18 | Amir Abrashi Amir Abrashi Amir Abrashi is a Swiss footballer who plays as midfielder for Grasshopper Club Zürich. He is of Kosovo Albanian descent.-External links:*... |
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| MF | 4 | Pajtim Kasami Pajtim Kasami Pajtim Kasami is a Swiss footballer of Albanian descent who plays for Fulham in the Premier League. He has been hailed as one of the brightest future stars of Switzerland.-Early career:... |
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SPAIN:
David de Gea
David de Gea Quintana is a Spanish footballer who plays for Manchester United as a goalkeeper. Born in Madrid, he started his career aged 10 with Atlético Madrid and rose through the academy system at the club before making his senior debut in 2009...
Martín Montoya
Martín Montoya Torralbo is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B as a right defender.-Club career:...
Álvaro Domínguez Soto
Álvaro Domínguez Soto is a Spanish footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid in the Spanish first division, as a central or left defender.-Club career:...
Dídac Vilà
Dídac Vilà Rosselló is a Spanish footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol on loan from A.C. Milan, as a left defender.-Club career:...
Javi Martínez
Javier "Javi" Martínez Aguinaga is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, as a central midfielder.Martínez also played for the Spanish national team and was a member of the squad that won the 2010 World Cup.-Club career:...
(c)
Juan Manuel Mata
Juan Manuel Mata García is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea. He is mainly a left winger, but can also play on the right wing or as an attacking midfielder....
Thiago Alcántara
Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento is a Spanish football player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona.-Early years:...
Ander Herrera
Ander Herrera Agüera is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a midfielder.-Club career:...
Iker Muniain
Iker Muniain Goñi is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish first division, mainly as a winger.-Club career:...
Adrián López Álvarez
Adrián López Álvarez, simply Adrián , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid as a forward.-Oviedo / Deportivo:...
Jeffrén Suárez
Jeffrén Isaac Suárez Bermúdez , simply Jeffrén, is a Spanish footballer who plays Sporting Clube de Portugal as a forward or winger....
Diego Capel
Diego Ángel Capel Trinidad is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal in Portugal, as a left winger.-Sevilla:Groomed in Sevilla FC's youth system , Capel made his first professional appearance aged 16, playing three minutes in a 2–1 home win over Atlético Madrid, on 24...
Luis MillaLuis Milla
Luis Milla Aspas is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current coach....
Man of the Match: Thiago Alcântara Thiago Alcántara Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento is a Spanish football player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona.-Early years:... (Spain) Assistant referees: Damien MacGraith (Republic of Ireland Football Association of Ireland The Football Association of Ireland is the governing body for the sport of association football in the Republic of Ireland. It should not to be confused with the Irish Football Association , which is the organising body for the sport in Northern Ireland.For the full history, statistics and records... ) Vytautas Šimkus (Lithuania Lithuanian Football Federation The Lithuanian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Lithuania. The Federation is responsible for football development in the country and for the national teams, including the Lithuania national football team. It is based in Vilnius. LFF became a member of FIFA in 1923, but... ) Fourth official: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria Austrian Football Association The Austrian Football Association is the governing body of football in Austria. It organizes the football league, Austrian Bundesliga, the Austrian Cup and the Austrian national team, as well as its female equivalent. It is based in Vienna.... ) |
Goalscorers
5 goals Adrián LópezAdrián López Álvarez
Adrián López Álvarez, simply Adrián , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid as a forward.-Oviedo / Deportivo:...
3 goals Admir Mehmedi
Admir Mehmedi
Admir Mehmedi is a footballer from Switzerland of Albanian ethnicity who plays as forward for FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League.-International Career:...
2 goals
Andrey Varankow Bořek Dočkal
Borek Dockal
Bořek Dočkal is a Czech football midfielder who plays for Norwegian club Rosenborg BK.Dočkal began his football career in Poděbrady. The talented midfielder moved to Slavia Praha at the age of 10. Dočkal went through all the youth teams of Slavia and made his debut on the first team against SK...
Ander Herrera
Ander Herrera
Ander Herrera Agüera is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a midfielder.-Club career:...
Juan Manuel Mata
Juan Manuel Mata
Juan Manuel Mata García is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea. He is mainly a left winger, but can also play on the right wing or as an attacking midfielder....
Danny Welbeck
Danny Welbeck
Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah "Danny" Welbeck is an English footballer who plays for Manchester United and the England national football team. He is a centre forward who can also play on the wing....
1 goal
Dzmitry Baha
Dzmitry Baha
Dzmitry Baha ; born 4 January 1990) is a Belarusian professional footballer. As of 2009, he plays for FC BATE.Baha was a member of the Belarus U21 that finished in 3rd place at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He played in all five of the matches and opened the scoring in the...
Egor Filipenko
Egor Filipenko
Egor Filipenko ; born 10 April 1988) is a Belarussian footballer who plays for FC BATE Borisov on loan from Spartak Moscow as a defender.On 27 September 2009, Filipenko scored his first goal for the Moscow side in a 5:0 home win .On 12 August 2009, Filipenko scored the winning goal for the Belarus...
Maksim Skavysh
Maksim Skavysh
Maksim Skavysh is a Belarusian footballer playing currently for FC BATE.Skavysh began his playing career with BATE's reserve team, and joined the first team during the 2008 season when the club won the league....
Jan Chramosta
Jan Chramosta
Jan Chramosta is a Czech football striker who plays for FK Mladá Boleslav.In his very first season Chramosta scored five goals in nine matches and was eventually voted "Revelation of the Year" at the Golden Ball awards.He is member of the Czech under-21 team...
Tomáš Pekhart
Tomáš Pekhart
Tomáš Pekhart is a Czech footballer currently playing for 1. FC Nuremberg. He has represented the Czech Republic at U-16, U-17, U-18, U-20 and U-21 level, and plays as a striker.-Club career:...
Christian Eriksen
Christian Eriksen
Christian Dannemann Eriksen is a Danish professional football player, currently playing as an attacking midfielder for Dutch side Ajax...
Nicolai Jørgensen
Nicolai Jørgensen
Nicolai Jørgensen is a Danish association footballer who plays as a second striker for Bayer Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga.-Akademisk Boldklub:...
Bashkim Kadrii
Bashkim Kadrii
Baskhim Kadrii is a Danish footballer of Albanian descent, who currently plays for OB in Denmark.-Club career:He played with professionel club B.93 in the Danish 2nd Division East, where he was the top goal scorer for the club, before signing a 4-year contract with Odense in summer 2010...
Birkir Bjarnason
Birkir Bjarnason
Birkir Bjarnason is an Icelandic professional footballer, who plays in Norwegian Tippeligaen, for Viking. He plays the position of midfielder and is 1.82 m tall.-Playing career:...
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson is an Icelandic football striker, who currently plays for Ajax in the Dutch Eredivisie.-HK:...
Hjörtur Logi Valgarðsson
Hjörtur Logi Valgarðsson
Hjörtur Logi Valgarðsson is an Icelandic professional footballer. He currently plays for IFK Göteborg and his position is defender left. In 18 January 2011 he signed on a four year deal with IFK Göteborg...
Thiago Alcântara
Thiago Alcántara
Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento is a Spanish football player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona.-Early years:...
Jeffrén Suárez
Jeffrén Suárez
Jeffrén Isaac Suárez Bermúdez , simply Jeffrén, is a Spanish footballer who plays Sporting Clube de Portugal as a forward or winger....
Innocent Emeghara
Innocent Emeghara
Innocent Emeghara is a Nigerian-born Swiss footballer who plays for French club Lorient in Ligue 1. He has represented Switzerland once as a last-minute substitute in a European Championship qualifying match against England in June 2011.-External links:*...
Frank Feltscher
Frank Feltscher
Frank Feltscher Martínez is a Venezuelan football midfielder of Swiss descent who plays for Grasshopper Club Zürich.- Career :...
Fabian Frei
Fabian Frei
Fabian Frei is a Swiss footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League, after a two year loan at FC St. Gallen. Until June 2011 he was player in the Swiss U-21 team...
Xherdan Shaqiri
Xherdan Shaqiri
Xherdan Shaqiri is a Swiss footballer, who plays as a midfielder for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League as well as the Swiss national team.-Early life and career:...
Maksym Bilyi
Team of the Tournament
The UEFA Technical Team was charged with naming a squad composed of the 23 best players over the course of the tournament. The group of nine analysts watched every game at the tournament before making their decision after the final. Spain, with seven, have most players in team.UEFA Team of the Tournament
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| David de Gea David de Gea David de Gea Quintana is a Spanish footballer who plays for Manchester United as a goalkeeper. Born in Madrid, he started his career aged 10 with Atlético Madrid and rose through the academy system at the club before making his senior debut in 2009... |
 Chris SmallingChris Smalling Christopher Lloyd "Chris" Smalling is an English footballer who plays as a centre back for Manchester United and the England national team.... |
Christian Eriksen Christian Eriksen Christian Dannemann Eriksen is a Danish professional football player, currently playing as an attacking midfielder for Dutch side Ajax... |
Admir Mehmedi Admir Mehmedi Admir Mehmedi is a footballer from Switzerland of Albanian ethnicity who plays as forward for FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League.-International Career:... |
| Yann Sommer Yann Sommer Yann Sommer is a Swiss footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League.-Club career:... |
Kyle Walker Kyle Walker Kyle Andrew Walker is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Tottenham Hotspur and England.-Early life:Walker was born in Sheffield and grew up in the Sharrow district of the city... |
 Marcel GecovMarcel Gecov Marcel Gecov is a Czech football player, who currently plays for Premier league club Fulham.Gecov began his club career with Slavia Prague at the age of six. The young midfielder went through all the youth teams of Slavia. He was 17 years old when he was promoted to the A-team. Gecov didn't get a... |
Xherdan Shaqiri Xherdan Shaqiri Xherdan Shaqiri is a Swiss footballer, who plays as a midfielder for FC Basel in the Swiss Super League as well as the Swiss national team.-Early life and career:... |
| Tomáš Vaclík Tomáš Vaclík Tomáš Vaclík is a Czech footballer, who currently plays for Viktoria Žižkov as a goalkeeper. He is a member of the Czech under-21 team... |
Dídac Vilà Dídac Vilà Dídac Vilà Rosselló is a Spanish footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol on loan from A.C. Milan, as a left defender.-Club career:... |
Ander Herrera Ander Herrera Ander Herrera Agüera is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao as a midfielder.-Club career:... |
Adrián López Adrián López Álvarez Adrián López Álvarez, simply Adrián , is a Spanish footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid as a forward.-Oviedo / Deportivo:... |
| Timm Klose Timm Klose Timm Klose is a Swiss-German professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for 1. FC Nuremberg in the German Bundesliga.-Early life:... |
Javi Martínez Javi Martínez Javier "Javi" Martínez Aguinaga is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, as a central midfielder.Martínez also played for the Spanish national team and was a member of the squad that won the 2010 World Cup.-Club career:... |
Juan Mata |
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| Jonathan Rossini Jonathan Rossini Jonathan "Johnny" Rossini is a Swiss footballer who plays for Italian club U.C. Sampdoria.-Club career:Rossini started his career at AC Bellinzona near his birth place. In summer 2005, aged 16, a minimum age for an international transfer within European Economic Area , he moved to Italian side... |
Thiago Alcántara Thiago Alcántara Thiago Alcântara do Nascimento is a Spanish football player. He currently plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona.-Early years:... |
 Kolbeinn SigthórssonKolbeinn Sigþórsson Kolbeinn Sigþórsson is an Icelandic football striker, who currently plays for Ajax in the Dutch Eredivisie.-HK:... |
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 Yaroslav Rakitskiy |
 Mikhail SivakovMikhail Sivakov Mikhail Sergeyevich Sivakov is a Belarusian footballer who plays in Belgium for S.V. Zulte Waregem.- Career :... |
Daniel Sturridge Daniel Sturridge Daniel Andre Sturridge is an English footballer who plays for Chelsea and the England national team. He is primarily a forward, but has been used on the right flank as a winger for Chelsea... |
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| Nicolai Boilesen Nicolai Boilesen Nicolai Møller Boilesen is a Danish professional footballer, who currently plays for Ajax Amsterdam in the Dutch Eredivisie championship. He has played 48 games for various Danish youth national teams.-AFC Ajax:... |
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| Ondřej Čelůstka Ondřej Čelůstka Ondřej Čelůstka is a Czech football defender who is currently contracted to Trabzonspor. He is member of the Czech under-21 team... |
Broadcasting
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| Belarus |
Belteleradio | |
 Belgium |
Telenet Telenet (Belgium) Telenet Group is the largest provider of broadband cable services in Belgium. Its business comprises the provision of analog and digital cable television, high speed internet and fixed and mobile telephony services, primarily to residential customers in Flanders and Brussels... |
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 Brazil |
Globosat Globosat Globosat is a multichannel cable and satellite TV service in Brazil, created in 1991, after the creation of cable and satellite TV services. It has also operated a channel in Portugal, TV Globo Portugal, having earlier operated a similar channel, GNT Portugal, until 2006... |
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 Brunei |
Astro SuperSport Astro SuperSport Astro SuperSport 2 is the first sister channel of Astro SuperSport. Launched on November 18, 2009, it is broadcast on Astro via Channel 816. Sporting events that are aired on this network events include the BWF Super Series, the ATP World Tour Finals, the Bundesliga, the Ligue 1 as well as American... |
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 Kingdom of Bulgaria |
Nova Sport (Bulgaria) Nova Sport (Bulgaria) Nova Sport is a Bulgarian television channel, part of "Nova Broadcasting Group", owned by Modern Times Group. The channel started on 2010 and replaces the music channel MM Television. The television is created as resemblance to the Scandinavian channel Viasat Sport, who shares the same graphic... |
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 Canada |
TSN The Sports Network The Sports Network, commonly abbreviated as TSN, is a Canadian English language Category C specialty channel and is Canada's leading English language sports TV channel. TSN premiered in 1984, in the first group of Canadian specialty cable channels... (8 matches) TSN2 TSN2 TSN2 is a secondary feed of the Canadian English language Category C specialty channel TSN, owned by CTV Specialty Television Inc., a joint venture of Bell Media and ESPN... (9 matches) |
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 Chile |
Telecanal Telecanal Telecanal is a private owned TV channel of Chile. It currently airs in Santiago on VHF channel 2. It mostly airs American films and TV series, and some original entertainment TV shows.-Controversy:... (some matches) |
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| Czech Republic |
Česká televize Ceská televize Česká televize is the public television broadcaster in the Czech Republic, broadcasting four channels.- Czechoslovak Television :Television in Czechoslovakia started to take its first steps before World War II. However, before visible results could be achieved, all activities were interrupted by... |
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| Denmark |
TV 2 TV 2 (Denmark) TV 2 is a publicly owned television station in Denmark based in Odense. The station began broadcasting on 1 October 1988, thereby ending the television monopoly previously exercised by the Danmarks Radio .... (5 matches) TV 2 Sport TV 2 Sport (Denmark) TV 2 Sport is a Danish sports channel operated as a joint-venture between Danish TV 2 and Swedish Modern Times Group.MTG launched a dedicated Danish version of its Viasat Sport channel in January 2002... (8 matches) TV 2 Zulu TV 2 Zulu TV 2 Zulu is a Danish television station which started broadcasting on 15 October 2000. It is primarily aimed at viewers between 15 and 30 years of age.... (2 matches) |
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 Early Modern France |
Direct8 | |
 Germany |
Eurosport Eurosport Eurosport is a pan-European television sport network operated by French broadcaster TF1 Group. The network of channels are available in 59 countries, in 20 different languages providing viewers with European and international sporting events... |
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| Iceland |
RÚV | |
 Indonesia |
RCTI RCTI RCTI is Indonesia's first privately owned television network and is based in West Jakarta. RCTI broadcasts Indonesian Idol as well as sinetron , films, news and current affairs, reality shows and religious programs... Indovision Indovision Indovision is a subscription-based direct broadcast satellite or direct-to-home satellite television and radio service initially in Indonesia. Indovision is currently owned by PT MNC Skyvision.-History:Indovision began operations in 1994.... |
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| Israel |
Sport 1 Sport 1 HD |
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 Republic of Ireland |
Sky Sports Sky Sports Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland... |
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| Italy |
RAI RAI RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy... |
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 Japan |
TV Asahi TV Asahi , also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network.... |
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| Latin America Latin America Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area... (except Brazil) |
Televideo Services | |
 Malaysia |
Astro SuperSport Astro SuperSport Astro SuperSport 2 is the first sister channel of Astro SuperSport. Launched on November 18, 2009, it is broadcast on Astro via Channel 816. Sporting events that are aired on this network events include the BWF Super Series, the ATP World Tour Finals, the Bundesliga, the Ligue 1 as well as American... |
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 Mexico |
OTI Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana or "Organization of Iberoamerican Television" is the former name of Organización de Telecomunicaciones Iberoamericanas , an organization of television networks in Latin America , Spain, and Portugal. Its mission is to foster relations between television... |
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| Middle East Middle East The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East... and North Africa North Africa North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and... |
Al Jazeera Sports +4 Al Jazeera Sports Al Jazeera Sports is a popular Arabic-language sports channel launched in November 2003 by the well-known Al Jazeera network.Al Jazeera Sports also owns the exclusive broadcasting rights in the Middle East for major football leagues, such as the Spanish La Liga, the French Ligue 1 and the Italian... , +10 Al Jazeera Sports Al Jazeera Sports is a popular Arabic-language sports channel launched in November 2003 by the well-known Al Jazeera network.Al Jazeera Sports also owns the exclusive broadcasting rights in the Middle East for major football leagues, such as the Spanish La Liga, the French Ligue 1 and the Italian... Al Jazeera Sports HD1 Al Jazeera Sports Al Jazeera Sports is a popular Arabic-language sports channel launched in November 2003 by the well-known Al Jazeera network.Al Jazeera Sports also owns the exclusive broadcasting rights in the Middle East for major football leagues, such as the Spanish La Liga, the French Ligue 1 and the Italian... |
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 Norway |
Viasat Fotball Viasat Fotball Viasat Fotball is a Norwegian-paid TV owned by Viasat. This is a sport channel which broadcasts all the sports from around the world. Sports shown on this channel are FA CUP, UEFA Champions League,Europa Liga, Coca Cola Championships, some League 1 matches from England as well as Friendly matches... |
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 Portugal |
Sport TV Sport TV SportTV is the brand name for a group of seven Portuguese sports-oriented television channels. SportTV is the dominant subscription television sports brand in Portugal. The first channel, then known as only SportTV, was launched on 16 September 1998 and is produced by ZON Multimédia and... |
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 South Africa |
Supersport International | |
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Cuatro (Spain's matches) La Siete |
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| Sweden |
Viasat Viasat Viasat is a DBS distributor and TV broadcaster, owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group. Broadcasting from London, the target markets are in the Nordic and the Baltic Countries... |
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| Switzerland |
SRG SSR | |
 Thailand |
MCOT Modernine TV Modernine TV, formerly known as MCOT Channel 9, is a Thailand television channel. The headquarters are located in Bangkok, Thailand. The channel began operation as Thai TV Channel 4 on 24 June 1955 and its the first television channel on air in Thailand.... |
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| Ukraine |
ICTV ICTV (Ukraine) ICTV is a privately-held TV channel in Ukraine. Its coverage area allows it to be received by 56.6 % of the Ukrainian population, making the channel the fourth in the nation in terms of coverage , and third by the viewers' ratings.The channel is owned by... Football TV Сhannel Football TV Сhannel Football TV Сhannel is the first specialized TV channel in Ukraine, dedicated exceptionally to football broadcasts. Football TV Сhannel broadcasts Ukrainian and European club competitions, International matches and other football events.-Coverage:... |
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 Guatemala |
Trecevision Canal 11 |
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 United Kingdom |
Sky Sports 1/Sky Sports HD1 | |
 Venezuela |
Meridiano Meridiano Televisión -History:Meridiano Televisión was created in 1996 as a privately owned television network in Venezuela, exclusively dedicated to national and international sports... |