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The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA, pronounced "you-a-fa") is Europe's pro soccer governing body. It coordinates national leagues and international tournaments and championships, among other activities. The UEFA Informer is a free Windows Gadget that tracks UEFA football teams, matches, scores, fixtures, standings, and leagues in real time and delivers them to a customizable display that sits in the Windows desktop sidebar. It tracks all UEFA competitions and national leagues for some 51 countries, including Europe's "major leagues," the English, German, French, Spanish, and Italian domestic leagues.
This tiny gadget is a mere 106K in size. The "installation process" involves clicking on the extracted file, then the software's display appears and automatically updates with the latest results (for example, Champions League Round of 16 match results). A menu lets you select different groups in the round, or switch to a different league, such as a domestic league or World Cup competition. An arrow at the bottom expands to give full information for fixtures and match results in the selected league or division. There's the usual complement of Windows Gadget controls, including an Options menu that's also accessible by right-clicking the UEFA Informer's body. Under the Options, you can select which national leagues to view, add teams, and control the auto-update feature. Windows Gadgets are supposed to be simple and useful enough to deserve a spot on busy desktops. For soccer fans, the UEFA Informer scores the go-ahead.
The UEFA Informer is freeware and is compatible with Windows Vista and 7.
Publisher's Description
From UEFA Informer:
The UEFA Informer gadget tracks football matches scores, fixtures and teams standing in real time for all UEFA competitions and domestic leagues from UEFA region like English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, and more (51 countries). The new version of the Gadget with the possibility to create user menu from any quantity of preferred competitions, view matches results per team, round or date for domestic leagues. There is possibility to view team and league statistics for domestic leagues.
What's new in this version: Version 1.8.0.4 added all-groups results mode for international competitions, added possibility to view matches results and statistics per team for international competitions, and added possibility to highlight your favorite team.
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"Superb Vista sidebar gadget!!"
Version: UEFA Informer 1.8.0.4
Pros
Tiny gadget. Shows results, statistics for teams.
Cons
None that I have found.
Summary
Premier league through to Blue Square (UK). Euro 2012 and sadly even World Cup (sadly if you are an England fan).
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"Best Gadget"
Version: UEFA Informer 1.8.0.4
Pros
Tiny 106k download, easy to use, clear and well presented widget
Cons
Nothing so far
Summary
This brilliant widget is by far the best out there and if you are a football fan it is a MUST. All the best leagues (including but not only Champions and Europa) tables, fixtures and results, all there at the click of a mouse button. Presented very well in a simple but stylish way, can not fault this software one bit.
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