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<SPAN class=art-text>FIFA/UEFA Media Departments - Berlin, 13 September 2006</SPAN> - <SPAN class=art-text>The FIFA International Football Symposium/UEFA Conference for National Coaches has ended in Berlin today after three days of intense debate and discussion on some of the major issues concerning the game, as well as a technical review of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™.
In the first-ever joint technical conference between UEFA and FIFA, all 52 national team coaches from UEFA's member associations, the 18 national team coaches from non-European countries involved at the 2006 FIFA World Cup™, members of the International Football Association Board (IFAB), members of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ Technical Study Group, as well as both Technical Directors, Andy Roxburgh of UEFA and Holger Osieck of FIFA, and various technical experts from UEFA, FIFA and the German FA (DFB) all met to discuss matters involving the game.
Day one opened in the afternoon with welcome speeches from FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, UEFA President Lennart Johansson, Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of the Interior Dr Christoph Bergner, Governing Mayor of the City of Berlin Klaus Wowereit and DFB President Dr Theo Zwanziger. There was then a presentation by Holger Osieck outlining the key findings of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ technical report, which is due to be published shortly. Monday's session ended with a presentation to ex-Italy coach Marcello Lippi entitled "Tribute to Italy", the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ winners.
Tuesday involved presentations on the coaches' involvement with the referee and the Laws of the Game, with interesting exchanges and clarifications on the interpretation of the offside law, players feigning injury and the tendency to use simulation to try to gain an advantage. There then followed a presentation of the analysis of injuries sustained at the 2006 FIFA World Cup™, a general review of the organisation of the tournament, and an afternoon spent examining individual topics in various discussion groups. The group re-assembled to listen to Andy Roxburgh interview ex-Germany coach Jürgen Klinsmann live by video conference from his home in the USA.
This morning, the assembled national team coaches listened to feedback from the discussion groups held on the previous day and to a presentation by Andy Roxburgh on the overall picture of tactical trends in 2006, and a panel discussion was also held with coaches Luiz Felipe Scolari, Carlos Alberto Parreira, Raymond Domenech and Luis Gonçalves.
The conference was closed by FIFA/UEFA Vice-President Angel Maria Villar Llona: "This was the first time we have arranged such a joint conference and a unique experience for all of those involved. I must pay tribute to all the coaches and experts who took time to join us for the three days and contribute in such a valuable way."
For further information on the conference's outcomes and presentations, please visit www.FIFA.com and www.UEFA.com.</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<SPAN class=art-text>Further information from:
FIFA Media Department
media@fifa.org</SPAN>
<SPAN class=art-text>FIFA/UEFA Media Departments - Berlin, 13 September 2006</SPAN> - <SPAN class=art-text>The FIFA International Football Symposium/UEFA Conference for National Coaches has ended in Berlin today after three days of intense debate and discussion on some of the major issues concerning the game, as well as a technical review of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™.
In the first-ever joint technical conference between UEFA and FIFA, all 52 national team coaches from UEFA's member associations, the 18 national team coaches from non-European countries involved at the 2006 FIFA World Cup™, members of the International Football Association Board (IFAB), members of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ Technical Study Group, as well as both Technical Directors, Andy Roxburgh of UEFA and Holger Osieck of FIFA, and various technical experts from UEFA, FIFA and the German FA (DFB) all met to discuss matters involving the game.
Day one opened in the afternoon with welcome speeches from FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, UEFA President Lennart Johansson, Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of the Interior Dr Christoph Bergner, Governing Mayor of the City of Berlin Klaus Wowereit and DFB President Dr Theo Zwanziger. There was then a presentation by Holger Osieck outlining the key findings of the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ technical report, which is due to be published shortly. Monday's session ended with a presentation to ex-Italy coach Marcello Lippi entitled "Tribute to Italy", the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ winners.
Tuesday involved presentations on the coaches' involvement with the referee and the Laws of the Game, with interesting exchanges and clarifications on the interpretation of the offside law, players feigning injury and the tendency to use simulation to try to gain an advantage. There then followed a presentation of the analysis of injuries sustained at the 2006 FIFA World Cup™, a general review of the organisation of the tournament, and an afternoon spent examining individual topics in various discussion groups. The group re-assembled to listen to Andy Roxburgh interview ex-Germany coach Jürgen Klinsmann live by video conference from his home in the USA.
This morning, the assembled national team coaches listened to feedback from the discussion groups held on the previous day and to a presentation by Andy Roxburgh on the overall picture of tactical trends in 2006, and a panel discussion was also held with coaches Luiz Felipe Scolari, Carlos Alberto Parreira, Raymond Domenech and Luis Gonçalves.
The conference was closed by FIFA/UEFA Vice-President Angel Maria Villar Llona: "This was the first time we have arranged such a joint conference and a unique experience for all of those involved. I must pay tribute to all the coaches and experts who took time to join us for the three days and contribute in such a valuable way."
For further information on the conference's outcomes and presentations, please visit www.FIFA.com and www.UEFA.com.</SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<SPAN class=art-text>Further information from:
FIFA Media Department
media@fifa.org</SPAN>