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VfL Wolfsburg have signed defender Réver from Grêmio Foot-ball
Porto Alegrense, paving the way for centre-back Ricardo Costa to join fellow UEFA Europa League contenders LOSC Lille Métropole.

Russian international midfielder Igor Semshov, 31, has sealed a return to FC Dinamo Moskva from Premier-Liga rivals FC Zenit St. Petersburg for an undisclosed sum, a year after leaving the capital.

The Pavilhão Atlântico in Lisbon will be the setting for April's UEFA Futsal Cup finals after SL Benfica were chosen as hosts, playing Italy's Luparense Calcio A5, Azerbaijani outfit Araz Naxçivan and holders Interviú Madrid.

Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic will compete for third place on Saturday but to have even made the last four was impressive for one side making their bow at this level and another team who made a superb recovery.

Holders Spain will be among nine top seeds in the UEFA EURO 2012™ qualifying draw at the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw on 7 February.

Spain's 8-1 semi-final victory over Czech Republic may have looked a breeze but José Venancio López revealed the hard graft that has left them one match away from a third consecutive continental title.

Gonçalo Alves converted the spot-kick that took Portugal into their maiden final and told uefa.com: "Without vanity I can honestly say I was pretty calm." Defeated Azerbaijan were left cursing their luck.

Czech Republic 1-8 Spain
Holders Spain will take on Portugal in the final after yet another virtuoso display helped them cruise past the Czech Republic.

Azerbaijan 3-3 Portugal (Portugal win 5-3 on pens)
Portugal are through to Saturday's UEFA European Futsal Championship showpiece after knocking out debutants Azerbaijan.

The UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Malta is one of a number of activities being staged by the Malta Football Association to help to mark 100 years of organised competitive football on the island.

Castrol has signed as an official sponsor for UEFA EURO 2012™, becoming the second global partner after adidas to commit to the final tournament hosted by Poland and Ukraine.

ACF Fiorentina's Romania striker Adrian Mutu tested positive for a banned substance after the Serie A fixture against AS Bari on 10 January, the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) has announced.

UEFA president Michel Platini and senior UEFA officials met with the Maltese president and prime minister ahead of the UEFA Executive Committee's conference in Valletta this week.

The UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Malta is one of a number of activities being staged by the Malta Football Association to help mark 100 years of organised competitive football there.

FC Internazionale Milano remain on course for the domestic double after Mario Balotelli's 89th-minute winner sent the Serie A leaders through to the Coppa Italia semi-finals at the expense of Juventus.

Eerste Klasse leaders RSC Anderlecht have added to their Czech contingent by signing 19-year-old midfielder Lukáš Mareček from 1. FC Brno for an undisclosed fee on a four-and-a-half-year contract.

Jaroslav Plašil plays down mounting hopes for FC Girondins de Bordeaux's UEFA Champions League campaign in this readers' Q&A, and explains just why he is not the new Pavel Nedvěd.

The UEFA EURO 2016 bid process, the experiment with five match officials and UEFA Grassroots Day are high on the UEFA Executive Committee agenda in Valletta, Malta, over today and tomorrow.

Azerbaijan's Biro Jade joined Saad Assis of Italy at the head of the race for the adidas Golden Boot award for the top scorer of the finals but both face a nervous wait on Saturday to see if they will share the prize.

Biro Jade turned 36 on Monday but has been one of the busiest players in the finals. As Azerbaijan prepare to face Portugal in the last four tonight he told uefa.com: "I like to train but I love futsal."