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FEBRUARY 2001 Terim Quits Fiorentina Fatih Terim has quit as coach of Fiorentina. Terim arrived in Serie A having lead Galatasaray to victory in last year's UEFA Cup final. Despite a slow start and early elimination from the UEFA Cup, Fiorentina hit a rich vein of form towards the end of last year, defeating high flying Udinese, holding Juventus to a thrilling 3-3 draw in Turin and destroying Milan 4-0 at home. The club looked on course to mount a serious title challenge before contract talks with Terim broke down and he announced that he would leave Florence at the end of the season. No surprisingly, Fiorentina's form suffered. Former Sampdoria and Lazio playmaker, Roberto Mancini, will succeed Terim on Thursday. Terim was widely tipped to coach Milan next season. Given the clubs horrendous form under current coach Zaccheroni and their crucial Champions League match away to Galatasaray, Terim should (hopefully) be coach of the Italian giants later this week. Ancelotti Signs New Contract Carlo Ancelotti has extended his contract with Juventus until the end of next season. 10 Yard Experiment A Success The ten yard rule is expected to be introduced world-wide next season by FIFA following a successful trail in England and Scotland. The rule punishes teams whose players encroach from free kicks by moving the wall back ten yards. 24 FEBRUARY 2001 Batistuta - I Don't Like Football "When I finish my working day I don't like football. I don't like football like someone who's mad about it. It's a job and I'm a professional but I don't follow what's happening in other countries.". Coaching News Fabio Capello has extended his contract with Serie A league leaders Roma until 2003. Capello will earn £5 million a season, making him the highest paid coach in the World. The deal also includes a new house and a contract for a range of cosmetics called Don Fabio! Now for some wild rumours. Carlo Ancelotti is asking for an improved contract at Juventus. The club are unwilling to agree to his terms and have lined up former coach Marcello Lippi as his replacement! The press speculate that Ancelotti will become new coach of Milan with current Milan coach Alberto Zaccheroni joining neighbours Inter or Barcelona. Fatih Terim, who will leave Fiorentina at the end of the season, could end up at Parma. TV Deals Worldwide TV rights for FA Premiership matches have been sold for a combined fee of £178 in a three year deal with several channels/companies including Canal Plus and Newscorp, owned by Rupert Mordoch. Eriksson Announces England Squad For Wednesday's friendly against Spain : GOALKEEPERS James (Aston Villa) Martyn (Leeds) Seamen (Arsenal) Wright (Ipswich) DEFENDERS Ashley Cole (Arsenal) Ball (Everton) Brown (Man United) Campbell (Tottenham) Carragher (Liverpool) Ehiogu (Middlesbrough) Ferdinand (Leeds) G Neville (Man United) P Neville (Man United) Powell (Charlton) MIDFIELD Barmby (Liverpool) Beckham (Man United) Butt (Man United) Carrick (West Ham) Dyer (Newcastle) Joe Cole (West Ham) Lampard (West Ham) McCann (Sunderland) McManaman (Real Madrid) Parlour (Arsenal) Scholes (Man United) ATTACK Andy Cole (Man United) Fowler (Liverpool) Heskey (Liverpool) Owen (Liverpool) Phillips (Sunderland) Sheringham (Man United) With the exception of the Neville brothers this is a strong squad, bursting with talented, young players. How many of them will start though remains to be seen. UEFA Country Rankings Here are the latest UEFA national coefficient rankings based on results over a five period of clubs from the respective leagues in the European Cup, UEFA Cup and now defunct Cup Winners Cup. Active lists the number of teams remaining from the respective league that are still involved in UEFA competition and excludes teams that have already been mathematically eliminated from the Quarter-Finals of the European Cup. |
| UEFA Country Rankings - Last Updated 23 February 2001 | ||||||||
| Rank | Country | 96/97 | 97/98 | 98/99 | 99/00 | 00/01 | Total | Active |
| 1 | Spain | 11.60 | 8.43 | 10.00 | 18.57 | 12.17 | 60.77 | 7/9 |
| 2 | Italy | 10.14 | 12.29 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 9.31 | 55.74 | 1/8 |
| 3 | England | 7.40 | 7.79 | 7.44 | 14.50 | 10.17 | 47.29 | 4/6 |
| 4 | Germany | 9.14 | 11.00 | 6.36 | 11.07 | 8.69 | 46.26 | 2/8 |
| 5 | France | 7.13 | 6.80 | 8.64 | 10.29 | 8.67 | 41.52 | 2/6 |
| 6 | Holland | 6.25 | 6.83 | 4.83 | 6.25 | 6.08 | 30.25 | 1/6 |
| 7 | Turkey | 6.88 | 4.40 | 3.20 | 7.75 | 6.50 | 28.73 | 1/4 |
| 8 | Greece | 3.50 | 6.50 | 6.20 | 5.42 | 6.58 | 28.20 | 1/6 |
| 9 | Russia | 2.75 | 9.88 | 7.00 | 4.25 | 3.67 | 27.54 | 1/6 |
| 10 | Portugal | 7.40 | 3.42 | 3.50 | 5.83 | 5.88 | 26.02 | 1/4 |
| Rankings
re-printed with permission from UEFA European Cup
Football. A full list of the national team rankings as well as club team rankings can be found at : UEFA European Cup Football Brazil All Time Rankings by Tomaz R. Alves The ranking below was created by Brazilian newspaper 'Folha de São Paulo'. They awarded points for every champion and runner up of every competition in Brazilian football history. The amount of points change according to the importance of the competition. I think it's a pretty interesting ranking, and the criteria they used is very good. So there are the standings : 1st - PALMEIRAS (781 pts) 2nd - FLAMENGO (703 pts) 3rd - SÃO PAULO FC (694 pts) 4th - VASCO (615 pts) 5th - CORINTHIANS (578 pts) 6th - GRÊMIO (565 pts) 7th - SANTOS (560 pts) 8th - CRUZEIRO (549 pts) 9th - FLUMINENSE (495 pts) 10th - ATLÉTICO MINEIRO (463 pts) 11th - INTERNACIONAL (433 pts) 12th - BOTAFOGO CARIOCA (416 pts) 13th - BAHIA (381 pts) 14th - SPORT (299 pts) 15th - CORITIBA (289 pts) 16th - FORTALEZA (287 pts) 17th - CEARÁ (285 pts) 18th - VITÓRIA (196 pts) 19th - NÁUTICO (181 pts) 20th - GOIÁS (166 pts) 21st - PORTUGUESA (98 pts) 22nd - CRICIÚMA (82 pts) 23rd - BANGU (77 pts) 24th - GUARANI (62 pts) 25th - JUVENTUDE (28 pts) 26th - BRAGANTINO (25 pts) 27th - SÃO CAETANO (15 pts) * In order to appear in the ranking, a team must have reached at least once the final of the Brazilian Championship or the final of the Brazilian Cup TABLE OF POINTS - CURRENT COMPETITIONS COMPETITION CHAMPION PTS RUNNER-UP PTS São Paulo or Rio State 10 7 Other State Championships 7 3 Brazilian Championship 25 15 Brazilian Cup 15 10 Rio-São Paulo Tournament 10 5 Other Regional Tournaments 7 3 Libertadores Cup 35 20 Mercosur Cup 10 5 Intercontinental Cup 30 - FIFA World Club Championship 40 20 Champions' Cup 10 5 TABLE OF POINTS - EXTINCT COMPETITIONS COMPETITION CHAMPION PTS RUNNER-UP PTS Brazil Cup (1959-1968) 15 10 Roberto Gomes Pedrosa (1967-1970) 15 10 Conmebol Cup (1992-1999) 15 10 South American Supercup (1988-1997) 10 5 Recopa (1988-1997) 5 - Tomaz Alves |