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The UEFA Europa League (previously called the UEFA Cup) is an annual UEFA-organised football cup competition for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions.

Previously called the UEFA Cup, the competition as of June 2009 for the 2009-10 football season is now the Europa League,[2][3] following a change in format. For UEFA footballing records purposes, the Europa League and UEFA Cup are considered the same competition, with the change of name being simply a rebranding.

The competition began in 1971 and replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. But, for UEFA footballing records purposes, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup is not recognised as the direct predecessor of the UEFA Cup[4]. In 1999, the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup was abolished and merged with the UEFA Cup.[5] For the 2004/05 competition a group stage was added prior to the knock out stage. The 2009 rebranding included a merge with the UEFA Intertoto Cup, producing an enlarged competition format, with an expanded group stage and changed qualifying criteria.

Shakhtar Donetsk are the current champions of the competition, having beaten Werder Bremen in the 2009 final on 20 May 2009, the last time the competition was known as the UEFA Cup.

The most successful clubs in the competition are, in chronological order, Juventus, Internazionale and Liverpool, all with three titles apiece.[6]

Edy Reja, former Napli’s boss, replaced Coach Davide Ballardini as football coach of Italian seria A team, Lazio.

The defet of Ballardini’s group to Cantania (1-0) last week had put him under a huge pressure due to Lazio’s droppe to 18th place in Seria A.

An announcement was released to press saying: : “SS Lazio announces that it has sacked coach Davide Ballardini and his staff. Coach Edoardo Reja has taken over the team.”

Ballardini was assign to the position in Lazio just last summer after replacing Delio Rossi.

Lazio suffered from a poor rating lately after losing nine of the 23 games this season and won only 4. Due to it they were knocked out of the Coppa Italia a month ago. In Addition, Lazio where kicked out of the European League just before winter break.

Reja’s contract with Lazio is valid till till June 2011. He was released from his position in Croatia’s club Hajduk. The first game Reja will be in charge will be this coming Sunday (14/2) against Parma.

Reja’s first game in charge will be at Parma on Sunday.

Genoa Police arrested 4 Macedonian criminals hired by organized crime had in their possession photographs and recordings of the football coach.

José Mourinho is the man earns the most money on soccer fields in Italy, it could be a main reason that cause the underworld followed him recently and planned to kidnap him.

Genoa Police arrested four Macedonian criminals that had in their possession pictures, drawings and recordings of conversations of the Inter coach, when the target was  kidnapping the Portuguese. Recordings material were also seized from his bedroom and it got  found that those four who were hired by the local mafia elements.

Security increased around Mourinho the coach himself and his family should get a meeting with representatives of the Italian police, considering moving it from his home out of fear for his safety. Age of four detainees ranged from 20 to 24 and it seems that this time the Portuguese came cheap.

Mourinho replaced Inter Roberto Manchester Ginny led the last Vskodto Hnrazuri winning. Before that led to Chelsea winning the championship cup in England, after winning with Porto won the championship, Cup and two European titles, the UEFA Cup (2002 / 3) Champions League (2003 / 4).