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Monday 16 November 2009
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Will France be celebrating on Wednesday? (©Getty Images)
The second-leg ties of the play-offs for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa take place on Wednesday, with Ukraine and Greece kicking off at 19.00CET, followed by Slovenia against Russia and Bosnia-Herzegovina versus Portugal at 20.45, and finally France-Republic of Ireland from 21.00. Click here to read about Saturday's first-leg games and for all the news ahead of the midweek sequels. For details of this week's UEFA competition matches, including midweek UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers and the UEFA Futsal Cup Elite round from Thursday, visit the Live Scores page. The UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw is also made on Friday.
Training Ground
Also this week, the Training Ground features Chelsea FC goalkeeper Petr Čech's top tips and a guide to short passing from Arsenal FC midfielder Cesc Fàbregas. You can also watch parts one and two of the Training Ground documentary focusing on Finland forward Jari Litmanen. In part two he looks back with particular fondness on his time at AFC Ajax and explains how he tries to help the next generation of players.
Magazine
If you missed the latest edition of uefa.com's video Magazine, click here to catch up. Sevilla FC striker Luis Fabiano describes how he is realising the "dream of many boys in Brazil" by scoring goals for his national side while playing in Europe. Andriy Shevchenko discusses his decision to return to Ukraine and his hopes for the season with FC Dynamo Kyiv. And the spotlight falls on the changing fortunes of France's clubs in the UEFA Champions League, with the coaches of FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique de Marseille all interviewed. The next edition is out on Friday.
Futsal EURO tickets
Online ticket sales opened today for the UEFA European Futsal Championship, which takes place between 19 and 30 January 2010 in the Hungarian cities of Debrecen and Budapest. Tickets are available via the dedicated website futsaleurotickets.com. Web sales will continue until the tournament's final day, Saturday 30 January. Log on now to avoid disappointment.
Fanzone
Next week sees the return of the UEFA Champions League, so why not start preparing for Matchday 5 by participating in the various games and competitions in uefa.com’s Fanzone. There are many prizes to win, including tickets, state-of-the-art gaming equipment and cameras.
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