Apply now for U21 media accreditation

Media representatives wishing to attend the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship can apply directly to UEFA from today. Non-broadcast media who are already registered with UEFA via the FAME portal on uefa.com must apply using http://media.fame.uefa.com. Non-rights holding radio and non-rights holding television applicants must use http://broadcasters.fame.uefa.com. Rights-holding broadcasters should contact TEAM Marketing with regards to accreditation matters and other services.

Sweden hosts
The final tournament in Sweden will be played at four venues, in Gothenburg, Halmstad, Helsingborg and Malmo. It kicks off on Monday 15 June with the final taking place in Malmo on Monday 29 June. Hosts Sweden, Belarus, Italy and Serbia have been drawn in Group A (Helsingborg and Malmo); Spain, Germany, England and Finland will play their Group B matches at the other two venues.

Media working areas
UEFA is not responsible for ordering or reserving telephone lines at any of the stadiums staging the final tournament. The media working areas and media tribunes at the Gamla Ullevi (Gothenburg), Örjans Vall (Halmstad), Olympia (Helsingborg) and Malmö New Stadium (Malmo) are equipped with Wi-Fi connections. The media tribunes are also equipped with a limited number of pre-installed ADSL lines, the allocation of which will be supervised by a UEFA media officer on site. Further details concerning connectivity will be sent with the confirmation of accreditation.

Registration procedure
In case of cancellation due to unforeseen circumstances, please immediately advise UEFA Media Accreditation Services by email to fame_accreditations@uefa.ch. Media representatives who are not already registered with UEFA via the FAME portal will not be able to apply for accreditation until they have successfully completed the registration procedure, which is outlined here.

TUI Travel
TUI Travel PLC, the official sponsor of the 2009 UEFA European U21 Championship, can offer accommodation and travel solutions to media attending the event in Sweden. TUI will be offering an exclusive ten per cent discount to all media on the published rates found at under21travel.com. For further information, please email press@under21travel.com or phone ++44 (0)161 447 6156.