2011 Nations Cup

March 2018 March 2018 the women's rugby union competition 2011 Nations Cup (women's rugby union) Nations Cup 2011 Nations Cup (football) logo.png Republic of Ireland 8 February – 29 May 2011 4 Aviva Stadium Dublin IRL SCO WAL NIR 6 18 IRL Robbie Keane (3) 74867 The 2011 Nations Cup (also known as the Carling Nations Cup after its headline sponsor) was a round-robin football tournament between the Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales national teams.Craig Forbes England no great loss to Nations Cup, says Burley http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/England-no-great-loss-to.6473273.jp The Scotsman Johnston Press Digital Publishing 13 August 2010 13 August 2010 The first set of two games were played in Dublin in February, with the remaining four games played in May 2011.Dates Announced For 4 Associations' Tournament In Dublin 2011 http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1299 faw.org.uk Football Association of Wales 25 March 2009 26 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090329115847/http://www.faw.org.uk/news/1299 29 March 2009 usurped4 Associations Tournament Announced for Dublin 2011 http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3607 fai.ie Football Association of Ireland 18 September 2008 28 February 2010 It was won by the Republic of Ireland, who won all three of their games without conceding a goal. History The first international association football match was played between England and Scotland, two of the Home Nations of the United Kingdom, in 1872.https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0012/index.shtml The first international football match BBC Sport Mitchell Paul 28 September 2019 The remaining two Home Nations, Wales and Ireland both played their first matches within the following decade, in 1876 and 1882 respectively.https://thesefootballtimes.co/2019/09/24/the-united-irish-football-team-a-history-of-unique-progress-and-dreams-of-resurrection/ The United Irish Football Team: A History Of Unique Progress And Dreams Of Resurrection These Football Times Martin James 24 September 2019 28 September 2019 The first meetings between the sides were friendlies until they were organised to form the British Home Championship, the first international football tournament, for the 1883–84 season.https://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/exhibitions/the-british-home-championship/ British Home Championship National Football Museum 28 September 2019 21 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190821201033/https://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/exhibitions/the-british-home-championship/ dead The competition continued for 100 years, although it was not held during the First or Second World War, before being abolished in 1984 due to claims of fading interest and low crowds.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/wales/2327094/Why-the-Home-Internationals-stopped.html Why the Home Internationals stopped The Telegraph Phillip Robert 30 November 2007 28 September 2019 Calls for the return of the a competition between the Home Nations had been sporadically raised since the end of the British Home Championship with varying degrees of success,https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/2357231/The-Home-Championship-should-remain-a-relic.html The Home Championship should remain a relic The Telegraph Taylor Graham 26 March 2005 28 September 2019 but the idea gained widespread attention in 2006 when Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez called for its return.Sanchez wants Celtic tournament https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6173603.stm BBC Sport BBC Sport 12 December 2006 27 November 2007 In 2007, the national football associations of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland met with Wales raising a proposal to revive a Home Nations tournament in the form of a "Celtic Cup" in response to the failure of any British side to qualify for UEFA Euro 2008. However, the plan was ultimately delayed due to fixture congestion with 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixtures already being in place.https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/scots-backing-celtic-cup-2245541.amp Scots backing Celtic Cup WalesOnline Media Wales 23 June 2007 28 September 2019https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7342771.stm 'Four Nations' plan faces delay BBC Sport 11 April 2008 11 April 2008 The competition was officially announced in September the following year with the tournament scheduled to be held in Dublin between February and May 2011. England chose to turn down the chance to take part in the competition citing fixture congestion.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7623975.stm Celtic nations to play 2011 event BBC Sport 18 September 2008 28 September 2019 The Football Association of Wales stated its belief in 2007 that England might have joined at a later date if they could have been convinced that there were "practical solutions" to problems like fixture congestion.Home internationals resurrection edges a step closer https://www.theguardian.com/football/2007/jun/22/newsstory.sport8 The Guardian 22 June 2007 22 June 2007 It was announced on 12 August 2010, that the tournament would be sponsored by brewing company Carling, and known for sponsorship reasons as the Carling Nations Cup.Carling to sponsor new Four Nations Football Tournament http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=101159:carling-to-sponsor-new-four-nations-football-tournament&catid=1:senior-men&Itemid=8 FAI.ie Football Association of Ireland 12 August 2010 12 August 2010 A second tournament was provisionally scheduled to take place in Wales in 2013.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16460333 Northern Ireland set to pull out of Nations Cup BBC Sport BBC 8 January 2012 8 January 2012 The 2011 Nations Cup began in February 2011 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The Republic of Ireland won the inaugural tournament after winning all three of their matches, culminating with a 1–0 win over Scotland on the final matchday. It was originally intended to be a biennial tournament, but poor attendance at the first tournament meant that it was discontinued.Celtic nations to play 2011 event https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7623975.stm BBC Sport 18 September 2008 18 September 2008Nations Cup revives memories of banter, blood and thunder https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12406246 BBC News 10 February 2011 11 February 2011 Format The Nations Cup plan initially proposed the tournament would be played as a knockout competition, with the semi-finals being played in August and the final and third-place playoff being played the following February. However, the competition was eventually structured as a round-robin, with each team playing each of the others once, resulting in a total of six games in each season of the competition. Three of the teams involved (Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) had formerly competed in the now defunct British Home Championship, along with England. The matches in the 2011 tournament were played in February and May, with the location due to rotate on a tournament-by-tournament basis.https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=739412.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080602002603/http://fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=739412.html dead 2 June 2008 Celtic Cup given go-ahead FIFA.com Fédération Internationale de Football Association 11 April 2008 24 June 2008 Brittany also expressed an interest in taking part.http://www.bretagne-football.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70&catid=56&Itemid=95&9c42e1da1eccbec6e0546179db312a42=bf9dad2d39bea2269794d6beab00ec55 Scotland could compete in new Celtic Nations Cup in Brittany. 25 March 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20160130151059/http://www.bretagne-football.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70&catid=56&Itemid=95&9c42e1da1eccbec6e0546179db312a42=bf9dad2d39bea2269794d6beab00ec55 30 January 2016 dead Venue The newly rebuilt Aviva Stadium was chosen to host all six games of the 2011 tournament. DublinAviva StadiumCapacity: 51,700300px Referees IRL Tomás Connolly Northern Ireland Mark Courtney Northern Ireland Raymond Crangle IRL Alan Kelly SCO Craig Thomson WAL Mark Whitby Summary Matchday one Republic of Ireland v Wales The opening match of the competition was played on 8 February 2011 in front of more than 19,000 spectators and featured tournament hosts the Republic of Ireland and Wales. The match was Gary Speed's first fixture in charge of Wales since his appointment as manager in December 2010. Ireland nearly took an early lead when Damien Duff struck the post within the opening five minutes of the game. Wales were denied a penalty by referee Mark Courtney when Hal Robson-Kanu went down in the Ireland penalty box under pressure from Séamus Coleman in a first half that was described by The Guardian as "tame and error-strewn".https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/feb/08/republic-ireland-wales-nations-cup Gary Speed sees his Wales debut ruined by rampant Republic of Ireland The Guardian Murray Ewan 8 February 2011 2 October 2019 Ireland registered a number of chances early in the second half before Darron Gibson scored the tournament's opening goal when he played a one-two with Glen Whelan before scoring from 25 yards. Duff added a second seven minutes later with his first international goal for five years before Keith Fahey scored his side's third goal in the final ten minutes with a 20-yard free-kick.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/9390459.stm Nations Cup: Republic of Ireland 3–0 Wales BBC Sport 8 February 2011 2 October 2019 8 February 2011 19:45 IRL 3–0 Report WAL Gibson 60Duff 67Fahey 83 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 19,783 Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland) GK 1 Shay Given (c)CB 2 Sean St LedgerLB 3 Ciaran ClarkRB 4 John O'Shea 85CB 5 Richard DunneCM 6 Glenn Whelan 76RM 7 Séamus Coleman 59CM 8 Darron Gibson 81CF 9 Kevin Doyle 46CF 10Jonathan WaltersLM 11Damien Duff 71Substitutions:FW 17Shane Long 46MF 18Keith Fahey 59MF 13Andy Keogh 71MF 12Paul Green 76MF 14Marc Wilson 81DF 19Darren O'Dea 85Manager:ITA Giovanni Trapattoni GK 1 Wayne HennesseyRB 2 Neal Eardley 46LB 3 Sam Ricketts 83CB 4 Danny CollinsCB 5 James Collins (c)CM 6 Andrew CroftsCM 7 David Vaughan 61CM 8 Andy KingRF 9 Simon ChurchCF 10Robert Earnshaw 80LF 11Hal Robson-Kanu 68Substitutions:DF 13Chris Gunter 46MF 16Joe Ledley 61MF 15Freddy Eastwood 68FW 14Jermaine Easter 80DF 21Lewin Nyatanga 83Manager: WAL Gary Speed Northern Ireland v Scotland Northern Ireland and Scotland met a day after the opening match, attracting a crowd of more than 18,000. Scotland midfielder Scott Brown suffered an injury in the warm-up leading to his withdrawal from the starting line-up. When the match began, Northern Ireland enjoyed the brighter start as Niall McGinn saw a shot saved by opposition goalkeeper Allan McGregor However, Scotland soon took control of the match and Kenny Miller, captaining Scotland for the first time in his career, gave his side the lead after 19 minutes after a corner fell to him a yard from the goalline. The goal was the first Scotland had scored in an away fixture since December 2009.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/feb/09/scotland-northern-ireland-nations-cup Scotland sweep aside Northern Ireland in Nations Cup Murray Ewan 9 February 2011 2 October 2019 Scotland applied further pressure; Steven Caldwell hit the crossbar with a header and Kris Commons' shot was cleared off the goalline before James McArthur, Brown's late replacement in the side, added a second goal after 31 minutes. In the opening minutes of the second half, Scotland scored a third goal via Commons. The match ended in a 3–0 victory for Scotland, matching Ireland's opening result and recording the biggest away victory for the Scots in more than five years.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/9392854.stm Scotland 3–0 Northern Ireland BBC Sport 9 February 2011 2 October 2019 9 February 2011 19:45 NIR 0–3 Report SCO Miller 19McArthur 31Commons 51 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 18,742 Tomás Connolly (Republic of Ireland) GK 1 Jonathan Tuffey (c)RB 2 Rory McArdle 46LB 3 Chris BairdCM 4 Gareth McAuleyCB 5 Stephen Craigan 66CB 6 Corry EvansRM 7 Paddy McCourtCM 8 Steven Davis 58CF 9 Rory PattersonCF 10Grant McCann 46LM 11Niall McGinn 72Substitutions:DF 13Lee Hodson 46FW 15David Healy 46MF 17Oliver Norwood 58MF 14Adam Thompson 66FW 16Liam Boyce 72Manager:NIR Nigel Worthington GK 1 Allan McGregorRB 2 Alan HuttonLB 3 Phil Bardsley 58 CB 4 Christophe BerraCB 5 Steven CaldwellCM 6 Charlie Adam 58 AM 7 James Morrison 79RM 8 Steven Naismith 58 CF 9 Kenny Miller (c) 87LM 11Kris Commons 72 CM 13James McArthurSubstitutions:MF 15Barry Bannan 58DF 16Mark Wilson 58MF 20Robert Snodgrass 58MF 17Craig Conway 72FW 19Chris Maguire 79DF 14Danny Wilson 87Manager:SCO Craig Levein Matchday two Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland The second round of fixtures began with a fixture between the Republic of Ireland and neighbouring Northern Ireland on 24 May. A row between the two nations over player eligibility, brought on by two Northern Irish youth internationals changing allegiances in the lead up to the fixture,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13424369 NI poised to lose Devine and Ferguson to Republic BBC Sport 17 May 2011 3 October 2019 lead to a boycott of the match by fans of the side with only around 200 travelling to the game. Although Northern Ireland started well, the Republic took the lead shortly before half-time through debutant Stephen Ward after an error by opposition goalkeeper Alan Blayney. Republic striker Robbie Keane capitalised on another defensive error shortly afterwards, intercepting a pass by Lee Hodson before converting. The Republic added a third before half time when Northern Ireland defender Craig Cathcart turned a cross into his own net.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/may/24/republic-ireland-northern-ireland-nations-cup James McCarthy awol as Northern Ireland are thrashed by Republic The Guardian Murray Ewan 24 May 2011 3 October 2019 Early in the second half, a poor clearance by Blayney led to Adam Thompson conceding a penalty following a foul on Keane. Thompson received the only red card of the Nations Cup for his foul, despite Keane calling for leniency from referee Craig Thomson. Keane converted the resulting penalty for his second goal of the game. Another debutant, Simon Cox, scored a fifth for the Republic with ten minutes remaining. The five goal deficit was the largest margin of victory ever recorded by the Republic over Northern Ireland and was the Republic's largest victory since a win over San Marino by the same scoreline in 2006.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/ier-intres.html Ireland – International Results The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Byrne Damian Nygård Jostein 3 October 2019 24 May 2011 19:45 IRL 5–0 Report NIR Ward 24Keane 37 54 pen.Cathcart 45 o.g.Cox 80 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 15,083 Craig Thomson (Scotland) GK 1 Shay Given 72RB 2 Paul McShaneCB 4 Stephen KellyCB 5 Damien DelaneyLB 3 Stephen WardCM 6 Kevin Foley 70RM 7 Séamus Coleman 55CM 8 Keith AndrewsCF 9 Simon CoxCF 10Robbie Keane (c) 62LM 11Keith TreacySubstitutions:MF 13Liam Lawrence 55MF 12Andy Keogh 62MF 17Stephen Hunt 70GK 16David Forde 72Manager:ITA Giovanni Trapattoni GK 1 Alan BlayneyRB 2 Adam Thompson 0 54LB 3 Lee HodsonCB 4 Craig CathcartCB 5 Gareth McAuley (c)RM 6 Sammy ClinganCM 7 Josh Carson 72CM 8 Steven Davis 76CF 9 Josh McQuoid 46CF 10Warren Feeney 72LM 11Johnny Gorman 56Substitutions:MF 14Oliver Norwood 46DF 13Colin Coates 56MF 15Niall McGinn 72FW 16Liam Boyce 72MF 17Robert Garrett 76Manager:NIR Nigel Worthington Wales v Scotland 25 May 2011 19:45 WAL 1–3 Report SCO Earnshaw 36 Morrison 55Miller 63Berra 70 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 6,036 Raymond Crangle (Northern Ireland) GK 1 Boaz MyhillRB 2 Neal Eardley 61LB 3 Neil Taylor 46CM 4 Owain Tudur Jones 72CB 5 Craig Morgan CB 6 Darcy BlakeCM 7 Andy Dorman 61CM 8 Andy King 61CF 9 Sam Vokes 72CF 10Robert Earnshaw (c)CF 11Jermaine EasterSubstitutions:DF 13Chris Gunter 46MF 17Aaron Ramsey 61DF 18Adam Matthews 61MF 19David Cotterill 61MF 16David Vaughan 72FW 20Steve Morison 72Manager: WAL Gary Speed GK 1 Allan McGregorRB 2 Steven Whittaker 81LB 3 Stephen Crainey 81CB 4 Christophe BerraCB 5 Gary Caldwell 84LM 6 James Morrison 74CF 7 Ross McCormack 74 CM 8 Scott BrownCF 9 Kenny Miller (c) CM 10Charlie Adam 88RM 11Steven NaismithSubstitutions:MF 16Barry Robson 74MF 18Barry Bannan 74DF 14Phil Bardsley 81DF 20Russell Martin 81DF 22Grant Hanley 84MF 13James McArthur 88Manager:SCO Craig Levein Matchday three Wales v Northern Ireland 27 May 2011 19:45 WAL 2–0 Report NIR Ramsey 36Earnshaw 69 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 529 Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland) GK 1 Wayne Hennessey 74DF 2 Chris Gunter 72DF 3 Neil TaylorMF 4 Jack Collison 61DF 5 Danny CollinsDF 6 Danny GabbidonAM 7 David CotterillCF 8 Craig Bellamy 61CF 9 Steve Morison 80MF 10Aaron Ramsey (c) 89MF 11David VaughanSubstitutions:CF 17Robert Earnshaw 61MF 16Owain Tudur Jones 61DF 13Adam Matthews 72GK 12Lewis Price 74CF 18Sam Vokes 80MF 19Andy Dorman 89Manager:WAL Gary Speed GK 1 Jonathan TuffeyDF 2 Lee HodsonDF 3 Colin CoatesDF 4 Craig Cathcart 61DF 5 Gareth McAuley (c)MF 6 Oliver NorwoodMF 7 Josh CarsonMF 8 Robert Garrett 75MF 9 Niall McGinn 80FW 10Warren Feeney 72FW 11Johnny GormanSubstitutions:MF 15Stuart Dallas 61FW 14Liam Boyce 72DF 13Carl Winchester 75FW 16Jordan Owens 80Manager:NIR Nigel Worthington Republic of Ireland v Scotland 29 May 2011 18:30 IRL 1–0 Report SCO Keane 23 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 17,694 Mark Whitby (Wales) GK 1 Shay GivenCB 2 Paul McShane 42 LB 3 Stephen WardRB 4 Stephen KellyCB 5 Darren O'Dea 66CM 6 Keith Fahey 48RM 7 Liam Lawrence 62CM 8 Keith Andrews 90CF 9 Simon CoxCF 10Robbie Keane (c) 83LM 11Stephen HuntSubstitutions:MF 13Séamus Coleman 62DF 12Kevin Foley 73 66MF 15Keith Treacy 83Manager: ITA Giovanni Trapattoni GK 1 Allan McGregorRB 2 Steven WhittakerLB 3 Phil BardsleyCB 4 Christophe BerraCB 5 Grant HanleyRM 6 Barry Robson 75 LM 7 James Forrest 85CM 8 Scott BrownCF 9 Kenny Miller (c) 76 CM 10Charlie Adam 62 63CF 11Steven NaismithSubstitutions:MF 16Barry Bannan 63MF 19Chris Maguire 75FW 17Ross McCormack 85Manager:SCO Craig Levein Standings main WDL complete rssssf.com IRL SCO WAL NIR 3 0 0 9 0 2 0 1 6 2 1 0 2 3 6 0 0 3 0 10 green1 WWW IRL SCO WAL NIR 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; Goalscorers 3 goals IRL Robbie Keane 2 goals SCO Kenny Miller WAL Robert Earnshaw 1 goal SCO Christophe Berra SCO Kris Commons IRL Simon Cox IRL Damien Duff IRL Keith Fahey IRL Darron Gibson SCO James McArthur SCO James Morrison WAL Aaron Ramsey IRL Stephen Ward 1 goal (own goal) NIR Craig Cathcart (for IRL) Media coverage Every match of the tournament was shown live on Sky Sports (also on Sky 3D), with the Wales matches simulcasted live with Welsh language commentary on S4C.Carling Nations Cup announces broadcast partnership with Sky Sports 3D http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=101465:carling-nations-cup-announces-broadcast-partnership-with-sky-sports-3d&catid=1:senior-men&Itemid=8 fai.ie Football Association of Ireland 17 December 2001 8 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110104131006/http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=101465%3Acarling-nations-cup-announces-broadcast-partnership-with-sky-sports-3d&catid=1%3Asenior-men&Itemid=8 4 January 2011 live United Kingdom and Ireland: Sky Sports Ireland: RTÉ (Highlights of all matches) Northern Ireland: BBC Northern Ireland (Highlights of Northern Irish matches only) Wales: S4C (Welsh matches only) Aftermath Criticism The Football Association of Ireland was criticised by the media, supporters and other football associations for setting high ticket prices. The 51,700-capacity Aviva Stadium was less than half-full for all of the games.Norn Iron fans set to stage Aviva boycott http://www.joe.ie/football/international-football/norn-iron-fans-set-to-stage-aviva-boycott-0012119-1 JOE.ie 11 May 2011 25 May 2011Ghost town expected at the Aviva Stadium http://www.joe.ie/football/international-football/ghost-town-at-the-aviva-stadium-0012455-1 JOE.ie 24 May 2011 25 May 2011 The game between Wales and Northern Ireland was attended by only 529 fans, many of whom were Scots who happened to be in Dublin for their country's game two days later. During the game between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, Republic fans booed "God Save the Queen", and Northern Ireland fans booed the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, as she greeted players before the game.Bragging rights for Republic https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-20155711.html Examiner 24 May 2011 25 May 2011As it happened: Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland http://www.thescore.ie/live-republic-of-ireland-v-northern-ireland-143044-May2011/ TheScore.ie 24 May 2011 25 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110527050541/http://www.thescore.ie/live-republic-of-ireland-v-northern-ireland-143044-May2011/ 27 May 2011 dead dmy-all Northern Ireland fans were criticised for singing sectarian chants at games.Anger at Sectarian songs after NI game http://www.u.tv/news/Anger-at-sectarian-songs-after-NI-game/c62e592b-b5ae-4087-bc2e-26eafb3c7ace UTV 15 February 2011 25 May 2011 Scotland fans also booed "God Save the Queen", when playing Northern Ireland.Euan Murray Scotland sweep aside Northern Ireland in Nations Cup https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/feb/09/scotland-northern-ireland-nations-cup The Guardian Guardian News and Media London 9 February 2011 10 February 2011 Wales manager Gary Speed criticised the tournament organisers for scheduling Wales' games to be within three days of each other, the only team to suffer such timing. He also criticised the officiating in the game against Scotland, in which in his opinion several fouls on Welsh players went unpunished.Wales manager Gary Speed condemns Charlie Adam's challenge https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/may/26/wales-northern-ireland-carling-nations-cup The Guardian Guardian News and Media London 26 May 2011 28 May 2011Wales are Carling Cup 'poor relations' says Gary Speed https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13552717 BBC News BBC 25 May 2011 29 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110527040416/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13552717.stm 27 May 2011 live Future tournaments After the first tournament, which attracted some small attendances, there was a dispute about the division of revenues between the four associations. In early 2011, it was reported by BBC Sport that there was a possibility of the British Home Championship being revived in 2013,Matt Slater Vauxhall tie-ins herald return for British Championship https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9355809.stm BBC Sport 10 January 2011 10 January 2011FA says home internationals will be 'one-off' https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9357918.stm BBC Sport 11 January 2011 11 January 2011 but no tournament was held. Jim Shaw, the president of the Irish Football Association, said in January 2012 that he did not envisage a second tournament being staged. References 30em 2011 Nations Nations Nations Nations Football Category:Defunct international association football competitions in Europe Category:Men's international association football invitational tournaments