Evo par podataka:
- By 1971, the success and scale of the Fairs Cup prompted UEFA to formally replace it with a new official tournament. UEFA’s General Secretary Hans Bangerter acknowledged that the Fairs Cup had been “very successful,” and
“such a major competition should be governed and organised by UEFA itself”
- This unusual format, and the lack of UEFA sanction in the beginning has led some to question the Cup’s status. However, these limitations were gradually removed as the competition evolved. By the 1961–62 season, the one-city-one-team rule was abandoned, and each country could have up to three club sides participating. Crucially, from 1964 onward teams qualified on merit, based on league position (typically the highest-placed teams that did not go to the European Cup). In other words, the Fairs Cup transformed into an open, merit-based European tournament much like the later UEFA Cup. By the mid-1960s it was no longer a quirky invitational event –
it had become Europe’s established second-tier competition behind the Champions’ Cup.
- In 1970–71 it also used penalty shoot-outs to decide ties – seven years before the World Cup or European Cup used them. This shows the competition was run in a professional manner, contributing to the sport’s development.
- Clubs’ Honors: Clubs that won or participated in the Fairs Cup regard it with pride. FC Barcelona, Leeds, Arsenal, Valencia, etc., all include the Fairs Cup in their list of major honors, as it was the highest European trophy they could compete for aside from the Champions Cup. For instance, Barcelona’s official site lists “Copa de Ferias – 3” under European titles and Arsenal famously celebrate their 1970 Fairs Cup win as the club’s first European trophy. GNK Dinamo Zagreb likewise counts the 1967 Fairs Cup as a major international title – as noted, it remains the pinnacle of the club’s history on the European stage
- FIFA and others: While UEFA’s records segregate it, FIFA has acknowledged the Fairs Cup’s significance. A
FIFA.com article from 2009 (marking Barcelona’s achievements) listed the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup among Barça’s titles, effectively treating it as part of the club’s international honors. The reasoning is clear: the competition was created by FIFA-affiliated people and filled a continental gap before UEFA’s expansion. As one Wikipedia discussion summarized,
“the Fairs Cup was not UEFA’s, but it is evidently recognized by FIFA on the principle of its involvement in its organization (the FIFA President awarded the trophy)”. In short, the global football community does regard the Fairs Cup as a valid trophy, even if it’s labeled “defunct” today.
A kada krenu jesti govna u vezi novcica, samo im treba ovo servirati:
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/day-celtic-conquered-europe-dutch-coin-send-eusebios-benfica-crashing-112700204.html
McNeill called ‘heads’ and won. Cue the celebrations. But wait…The referee informed him this was just to see which of the captains would have the right to spin the coin.
He handed the Scot the silver Dutch two-guilder piece to toss into the air to determine which club would reach the last four. ‘I stuck with my hunch and called heads again,’ McNeill said.
The coin landed on the floor, rolled, hit the referee’s foot and lay still. As everyone bent down to get a look the Celtic captain punched the air when he saw he had made the right call.
https://www.friendsofliverpool.com/2018/03/a-liverpool-classic-the-game-that-was-decided-on-a-flip-of-a-coin/
With 300 minutes of football played and the teams still drawing, Belgian referee Robert Schaut had no choice but to reach into his wallet for the history-making coin toss!
Captain Ron Yeats came running to the referee shouting “Tails Sir!” With the call made, the referee flipped the coin then proceeded to hold back the apprehensive players. With baited breath 22 players followed the coin as it flew in the air. As it hit the floor a huge gasp could be heard “It’s only went and landed in a bloody divot” (with neither side facing up) my grandad recalled. Still, with a sense of disbelief half a century later he said: “Here we are in the quarterfinals of the European Cup and Ron and the ‘German lad’ are trying to blow the coin over onto their side, you couldn’t make it up!”
After looking like he was going to lose the battle, captain Yeats pleaded for the referee to flip it again. Thankfully for Liverpool, the referee agreed just as the coin looked like it was going to fall onto heads. The second flip was kinder for Liverpool, landing with the tails side facing up, sending them through to a semi-final match against then holders, Inter Milan.