1.   Germany is widely alleged to be trying to isolate Britain because of its opposition to a single European currency and to a strong European federation.

2.   Germany wants to transfer decision-making from national governments to a European federation and has called for a new constitutional convention.

3.   Last May, Joschka Fischer, the German foreign minister, proposed a European federation with a directly elected president and parliament sharing real executive and legislative powers.

4.   Balladur, though more cautious in his rhetoric, also opposes any type of European federation.

5.   Concensus among the European national federations might not be easy, however.

6.   Hayatou is backed by Lennart Johansson, head of the powerful European federation UEFA, who lost narrowly to Blatter in the presidential election four years ago.

7.   Hayatou is being backed by Lennart Johansson, head of the European federation UEFA, who lost narrowly to Blatter in the presidential election four years ago.

8.   Israel is a member of the European federation.

9.   Lennart Johansson, head of the European federation UEFA, and FIFA secretary general Sepp Blatter are the two candidates to succeed outgoing president Joao Havelange.

10.   Some European federations had lobbied for a change of venue following a spate of violence in this city spanning two continents.