"I had never thought that would like to thank the media, but your applause suinqertë confirms to me that you have appreciated my work and that you believe in this project.

With this short sentence, but very meaningful trejneri Italy's Cesare Prandelli was presented at the press conference a day after losing the final.

"We must be proud and happy for what we did in Europe. Team was presented with a very active, always correct and ready to greet the opposing bench after every match. All have seen and then evaluated and this means that my idea of ​​not only technical football was positive. "

Prandeli coach is trying to find all the positive aspects of such a night at where his team appeared powerless to cope with a Spain really great.

"We had the courage and strength to change in a country that still moves slightly with the old and needs change. So our football walk in this direction and could be an important tool. We started this tournament without many premises but Italy did the dream "

Dutch legend, Clarence Seedorf, has signed a two year contract with Brazilian club Botafogo.
Since the completion of the contract with Milan, 36-year-old has been linked with a move to South America, but speculation has raised doubts whether he would go to Rio de Janeiro.
"Botafogo has completed the transfer of 36-year-old midfielder, Clarence Seedorf. He signed a two year contract with Botafogon. The date of his presentation will be given later. "
"This is the biggest transfer of any foreign player made ​​by a Brazilian club," said the communication from Botafogo.

UEFA has announced that Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta has been named the best player of Euro 2012.
The 28-year-old started in each of Spain’s six matches at the Euros and played a leading role in La Roja’s campaign in Poland and Ukraine – which culminated with a 4-0 thrashing of Italy in the final.
Iniesta, who was chosen by the 11-man technical team of UEFA, grabbed one assist in the 551 minutes he was on the pitch at the Euros.

He is also part of UEFA’s 23-man Team of the Tournament, which contains 10 players from Spain and four from Italy.

The RFEF will award the Fair Play Award to FC Barcelona for being the least-penalized team of the 2011/12 Liga season. FC Barcelona and Málaga, both teams with 91 points, are this year’s winners.
FC Barcelona will receive the Fair Play Award on July 10 for being the least-penalized team in Primera in the 2011/12 Liga season. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) will present the trophy to Barça at the General Assembly conference, which will be held at the Ciudad del Fútbul of Las Rozas.
FC Barcelona and Málaga finished the season with an overall score of 91 points.
Second consecutive award
This is FC Barcelona’s second consecutive Fair Play Award, and its fourth since the award was established in 1998. Furthermore, Barça are the team in Primera that have the most Fair Play Awards (2005/06, 2008/09, 2010/11 and 2011/12).

“I really want to play with Barcelona as soon as possible, especially after seeing what I could do with my future teammates during the Euros,” Alba told Goal.com.
“It is the best team in the world that has a very good football philosophy. Now I know many players [at Barcelona]. We understood each other and we will understand each other even better,” Alba said.
“I don’t think of myself as the surprise of the tournament, the coach has given me all the confidence in the world, both him and my teammates in fact,” Alba said. “The consequence was a good tournament, both individually and collectively and this is the result, we are champions, and deservedly so.”

All of Barça’s rivals in the Joan Gamper Trophy since 2010 have been from Italy. Milan, Naples and Sampdoria are the last three teams to feature in Barça’s summer tournament.
The Camp Nou is becoming a frequent visiting spot for Italian teams. In fact, three Italian sides have featured in the last three editions of the Joan Gamper Trophy: Milan in 2010, Naples in 2011, and Sampdoria in 2012. The Genoa side is the seventh Italian team to play in the preseason match organized by Barça.
Three consecutive Italian sides
The Azulgranas have won the last two editions of the Gamper. Against Milan, in a match that served to pay tribute to Ronaldinho, victory was had after a penalty shootout. Against Naples, in August of last year, Barça convincingly won by 5 to 0. Sampdoria will be the third Italian team to feature in the Gamper in as many years. Even since the tournament’s format was changed to a single match (1997), there have never been three consecutive teams from the same country feature in preseason match.

Catalonia Super Cup to be played on July 31

FC Barcelona will play against Espanyol in the Catalonia Super Cup on July 31 (21:30) at Montjüic.
FC Barcelona will face off against Espanyol in the Catalonia Super Cup on Tuesday, July 31 at 21:45 at Montjüic. Additionally, at 19:15 in the same venue, Nàstic Tarragona and Manlleu will play in the final of the Catalonia Cup.
New format
This is the first edition of the Catalonia Super Cup, which is contested over the period of a single game.
The Catalan Football Association states that “the new format of the Cup and the Super Cup was adopted in order to provide the level of prestige and recognition that these competitions deserve. This format will utilize this format in this edition and future editions of the competition, with the overarching goal of providing a benefit to Catalan football.”