Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire Catholicism and between members of different confessions. These conflicts were often mixed with conflict with the state. Important for the revolutionaries were state conflicts including the armed forces and collection of taxes. As 1848 approached, the revolutions the Empire crushed to maintain longstanding conservative minister Klemens Wenzel von Metternich's Concert of Europe left the empire nearly bankrupt and in continual need of soldiers. Draft commissions led to brawls between soldiers and civilians. All of this further agitated the peasantry, who resented their remaining feudal obligations. Despite lack of freedom of the press and association, there was a flourishing liberal German
France Football European Team of the Year in January 1991. Subsequently, the Germany's designs and manufacturers corporation became the main sponsor of the FIFA World Player of the Year Award. France Football European Team of the Year The "France Football" European Team of the Year (offic. fr. "Challenge Européen de Football"), also known as European Challenge Interclubs, was an association football award conferred by French sports magazine "France Football" with the sponsorship of German multinational corporation Adidas, and was held in Europe for the first time in 1968 based in clubs' performance in seasonal association and UEFA competitions. The award was officially discontinued following the Adidas decision