Germany and Denmark have been handed extra UEFA Cup places next season after having won a UEFA Fair Play draw.

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• Rangers' case for the defence

Seven associations - Norway, Denmark, Spain, Sweden, Finland, Germany and France - went into the hat for two first qualifying round places.

The draw was made at the City of Manchester stadium, the venue for Wednesday's UEFA Cup final between Zenit St Petersburg and Rangers.

England topped Europe's Fair Play rankings, with the highest-placed team in the Premier League's own fair play chart who had not secured European football next season taking a first qualifying round place.

Manchester City were favourites to claim that place, but a red card for Richard Dunne in the final game of the season against Middlesbrough has now put their place in jeopardy. Fulham are the club set to capitalise.