EXCO to decide final venues in Vaduz

Club final venues are a priority item on the agenda at the latest meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee, which takes place in Vaduz, Liechtenstein, on Friday. The Executive Committee under the chairmanship of UEFA President Michel Platini will decide on the stadiums that will stage the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup finals of 2010 and 2011.

High-profile venues
The Executive Committee will also discuss the venue for the UEFA Super Cup matches in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Monaco's Stade Louis II has been the setting for the match between the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup title-holders every August since 1998, heralding the new European season. Three final-round hosts will also be chosen at the Vaduz talks – for the 2009/10 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, the 2009/10 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the 2008/09 UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship.

European Union
Relations with the European Union will be another key topic. In recent times, UEFA has engaged in constant dialogue with the European political authorities on a variety of issues – as European football's governing body seeks to defend the game's interests, while respecting European law, in areas such as the specificity of sport, the respecting of sporting federations' legitimate autonomy, and the defence of the European sports model.

Up for discussion
Also on the agenda are guidelines regarding the recognition of disputed goals, in the wake of discussions within the UEFA Football Committee, and the approval of various UEFA competition regulations. The next meeting of the UEFA Executive Committee is scheduled for Moscow, Russia, on 19 and 20 May. The UEFA Champions League final is played on 21 May at the city's Luzhniki Stadium.

Local pride
The principality of Liechtenstein lies between Switzerland and Austria and has around 35,000 inhabitants. The Liechtenstein Football Association was founded in 1934, gained FIFA and UEFA membership in 1974, and now boasts about 1,700 registered players. Clubs from Liechtenstein compete in the Swiss championship following an agreement with the Swiss Football Association, while the national team defeated both Iceland and Latvia, and drew away to Iceland, in UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying.