The UEFA headquarters are located in Nyon, Switzerland. Michel Platini is the current president of UEFA - he was formerly a star soccer player for France and has held several leadership roles within UEFA and FIFA. The UEFA Champions League involves 77 teams from 53 European associations qualifying based on rankings, with the top associations getting more spots. The league structure and qualifications are determined based on results from the previous season.

1. UEFA Champions
League
http://www.uefa.com/index.html
By: Chris DeSimone

2. UEFA Headquarters
The UEFA headquarters are
located at Route de Genève 46,
1260 Nyon, Switzerland
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Union+of+European+Soccer+Associatio
ns/@46.370949,6.231034,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xf55b695354e19a2a

3. President Michel Platini
o Michel Platini was a star soccer player who won many awards and lead
France to back to back semifinal appearances in the World Cup
o Platini retired in 1987 and moved on to coaching where he coached team
France for four years
o In 1998 he became the co-president of the FIFA World Cup Organizing
Committee.
o He was then elected president of the Union of European Football
Associations (UEFA) in 2007 and reelected in 2011
o Platini was inducted in the English Football Hall of Fame in 2008 and the
Italian Football Hall of Fame in 2011

4. UEFA Champions League: Teams
o 77 teams from the 53 UEFA member associations make the Champion’s
League. The association ranking is based on UEFA Country coefficients.
o Associations 1-3 get four teams, 4-6 get three teams, 7-15 each get two
teams and 16-54 each get one team. The winners from last years Champions
League, Real Madrid, automatically get a bid.
o All the leagues within the countries play the same time as the Champions
League. The results from that season are used to qualify the following
Champions League. So the 2014-2015 Champions League was determined
by the 2013-2014 statistics.
o For example, the English Premiere League is in England which is one of
those 53 UEFA member associations. Teams like Liverpool and Arsenal will
get a chance for a bid in the Champions League

5. UEFA Champions League: Season
o From July to late August, the associations with one team qualify to enter the
tournament
o From September to December, the group stage takes place with the
remaining teams
o The knockout phase then takes place from January to June
o The teams play in a double round robin format in the group phase and the
scoring is the same as the scoring in the World Cup
o The winner receives the Champion’s Cup

6. Calculating Home Advantage in the First
Decade of the 21st Century UEFA Soccer
Leagues
o Home advantage has been studied before and proven to be true. However,
this article took a look at the 21st Century in UEFA Soccer the relationship
between home games and success
o Rules of the competition, public, trips made, referees and familiarity with the
stadium or grounds have all been taken into account.
o Features like home record, home goals, home advantage and team
rankings were used to help reach a conclusion.
o 32 of the 53 countries had significant home advantage. Also, the teams with
higher classification were more successful at home as well.

7. Linked In Contact: Weiskircher

8. UEFA Job
Opportunities
http://www.uefa.org/careers/job-opportunities/index.html

9. Sources
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http://www.biography.com/people/michel-platini-
21302385#coach-and-executive
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014–
15_UEFA_Champions_League
http://www.uefa.com/index.html
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