LONDON -- On the day England captain David Beckham made a televised plea to England supporters to behave at last Tuesday's friendly against Serbia and Montenegro and the Euro 2004 qualifying tie against Slovakia next Wednesday, UEFA rewarded Manchester City with a place in Europe for 2003-2004 as England had finished at the top of its Fair Play League.
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So European football's ruling body, which had threatened the national team and English clubs with expulsion from its competitions if hooliganism reared its ugly head again gave City, the highest-placed club in the Premiership's Fair Play League not to qualify for Europe, a UEFA Cup berth for next season.