England lead at half-time
Fair Play
Manchester United and Rosenborg
Ballklub to clash in the quarter-finals?
No, we haven't mis-read the UEFA
Champions League fixture list. It is
UEFA's Fair Play ranking which conver
ts the two clubs' performances against
FC Porto and Juventus FC respective
ly into a top-of-the-table clash.
The Fair Play ranking is based on each
country's ratings in all matches played
in UEFA competitions - at club and
national team level, including age-limit
tournaments - and the top three at the
end of each season are rewarded with
an additional place in the following edi
tion of the UEFA Cup. At the moment,
England, Finland and Norway lead the
field but are being hotly pursued by
Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and
Wales. The complete list, compiled
during the winter break, is divided into
two groups; one comprised of the
countries, which have played 10 or
more matches, and one with the coun
tries, which have played less than 10
matches.
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4 I
The name of the game
Country
1.
England
2.
Finland
3.
Norway
4.
Switserland
5.
Denmark
6.
Sweden
7.
Wales
8.
Netherlands
9.
Iceland
10.
France
11.
Hungary
12.
Belarus
13.
Croatia
14.
Ukraine
Scotland
Germany
17.
Greece
18.
Russia
19.
Slovakia
20.
Poland
21.
Italy
22.
Czech Republic
23.
Georgia
Austria
25.
Lithuania
26.
Spain
Belgium
Malta
29.
Latvia
30.
Turkey
Romania
32.
Estonia
33.
Yugoslavia
34.
Moldova
Portugal
36.
Slovenia
37.
Israel
38.
Cyprus
39.
Buigaria
40.
FYR Macedonia
41.
Liechtenstein
42.
Faroe Islands
43.
Luxembourg
44.
Rep. of Ireland
45.
Northern Ireland
46.
Armenia
47.
Bosnia-Herzegovina
48.
Albania
49.
San Marino
50.
Azerbaijan
Total
points
8.67
8.56
8.38
8.33
8.18
8.14
8.13
8.09
8.08
8.07
8.05
8.04
8,02
7.99
7.99
7.99
7.98
7.96
7.95
7.94
7.91
7.90
7.87
7.87
7.86
7.85
7.85
7.85
7.79
7.75
7.75
7.74
7.68
7.65
7.65
7.60
7.54
7.47
7.43
6.76
8.63
8.61
8.00
7.97
7.89
7.50
7.49
7.23
7.19
6.47
Matches
played
29
19
29
32
32
37
16
29
14
43
20
13
18
22
30
44
22
34
18
30
38
24
16
25
11
36
35
10
13
37
30
11
17
12
39
15
15
15
14
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