Aleksander Ceferin, president of the European football federation, UEFA, has opened the door for the format of the Europa League and the Champions League will have to change in order to have the league finished for the 3rd of August.
The UEFA president, in an interview with ZDF, he’s the 3rd of August as a deadline for the completion of the uefa Champions League and the Europa League, the two main European club competitions, which are currently shut in due to the coronacrisis. The Go to had the same date of the 3rd of August, has previously put forward for the end point of each of the national competitions.
“July seems to me to be a good time for the European leagues to finish,” he said in an interview with German TELEVISION. “The end is in september or October, it would be too late. (…) It is possible to use only one match in the quarter – and semi-finals to play at a neutral site. Whether it’s arranging for a ‘Final Four’, or the ‘Final Eight’.”
the Criticism on the bail-out fund, the FIFA
Ceferin also expressed criticism of the bail-out fund that is wereldvoetbalbond, FIFA have set up. The winners, announced last month, to make money available to everyone in the football world, who are suffering from the corona virus. It is as yet unclear as to how much money it is, if you claim to be, and what are the terms and conditions related thereto. “FIFA said that the bail-out fund is intended for those who are desperately in need of. But who is going to control that? Here are a number of strict rules, we are not allowed to meet with the FIFA transaction, where the money is going, which in my opinion is a little bit weird,” said Ceferin.
in The Go about, as president of UEFA, is also on the board of FIFA, more than 2.5 billion euros in the bank face. The association was last month, but already has a 10 million Us dollar, which translated to more than 9.2 million euro to the world health organization for the prevention of the corona virus. A special working group of the FIFA, is concerned with all of the consequences of the corona virus in the way it has. The set-up of the fund will be an independent commission has been set up, with each confederation is a representative.
Ceferin also said that the union in this period is flexible and will deal with the rules regarding Financial Fair Play. “We have to be flexible, because a lot of the clubs are in a difficult situation. We will be making the rules than discretion. First of all, let’s see if we are in the season to be able to finish it.”
