1. EURO Soccer Tournament By Leah O’Keeffe

2. History of UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League was set up in 1971 as UEFA. The UEFA Cup was preceded by the Inter- Cities Fairs Cup, which was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The competition was traditionally open to the runners-up of domestic leagues, but the competition was merged with UEFA's previous second-tier European competition, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, in 1999

3. . It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League. In 1999, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was abolished and merged with the UEFA Cup. The title has been won by 26 different clubs, 11 of which have won the title more than once. The most successful clubs in the competition are Juventus, Internazionale and Liverpool with three titles apiece

4. Prize Money A group stage participation in the Europa League nets €640,000, with a €60,000 bonus per group match played. A victory in the group pays €140,000 and a draw €70,000. Reaching the knock-out matches triggers additional bonuses: €200,000 for the round of 32, €300,000 for the round of 16, €400,000 for the quarterfinals and €700,000 for the semifinals. The losing finalists receive €2 million and the champions get €3 million. In comparison, any team that reaches the UEFA Champions League group stage will be paid €3.9 million.

5. Winnings and Runners Up Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years Runners-up Italy Juventus 3 1 1977, 1990, 1993 1995 Italy Internazionale 3 1 1991, 1994, 1998 1997 England Liverpool 3 0 1973, 1976, 2001 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 2 1975, 1979 1973, 1980 England Tottenham Hotspur 2 1 1972, 1984 1974 Netherlands Feyenoord 2 0 1974, 2002 Sweden IFK Göteborg 2 0 1982, 1987 Spain Real Madrid 2 0 1985, 1986 Italy Parma 2 0 1995, 1999 Portugal Porto 2 0 2003, 2011 Spain Sevilla 2 0 2006, 2007

6. Winners and Runners Up Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years Runners-up Belgium Anderlecht 1 1 1983 1984 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 1 0 1978 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 1 0 1980 England Ipswich Town 1 0 1981 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 1 0 1988 Italy Napoli 1 0 1989 Netherlands Ajax 1 0 1992 Germany Bayern Munich 1 0 1996 Germany Schalke 04 1 0 1997 Turkey Galatasaray 1 0 2000 Spain Valencia 1 0 2004 Russia CSKA Moscow 1 0 2005 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg 1 0 2008 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 1 0 2009 Spain Atlético Madrid 1 0 2010

7. Who Won The Cup Most? By Countries, Spain won the most times, but by town’s and cities, Milan has.

8. The End! By Leah O’Keeffe