The Olympiastadion was the venue as some of the best youngsters in Germany battled it out to be named UEFA Young Champions and win tickets to the UEFA Champions League final.

Three teams of youngsters from the United States were given the chance to impress at the UEFA Champions Festival with a series of special exhibition matches in Munich.

Portuguese referee Pedro Proença will take charge of Saturday's UEFA Champions League final between FC Bayern München and Chelsea FC at the Fußball Arena München.

The quality of UEFA's international women referees is improving to match the rise in women's football, as witnessed by UEFA Referees Committee member Dagmar Damková.