Ceferin, president of the UEFA, in a press conference

HE REVIEWED THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS

Ceferin defends closed door: "The important is to play, people will understand it"

Published:20/04/2020 - 10:02h

Updated:20/04/2020 - 10:02h

Aleksander Ceferin, UEFA President, spoke about the return of football and the different scenarios that UEFA plans. The Slovenian defended the possibility of playing behind closed doors against the risk of massive contagion

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Aleksander Ceferin Spoke with the 'Ran della Sera' on the distinct options that handles the UEFA to restart the competitions. The president of the maximum organism of the European football defended the option to play to enclosed door, something that it will be necessary to do with almost total security during several months. "It can that we play without viewers, but the important is to play. In difficult times, the people will see normal that only can see by television", affirmed.

To the thread of this, the esloveno ensured that the measures to play without public will be alone storms and insisted in that the fans go to prefer this to that there is not football. At the beginning only we will see the football by the television, but is better that not to do it. The measures will be by a time limited and at the end will go back to the normality, with all the full stadiums", informed.

The president also recognised that the most important now keeps on being the health of all and admitted that it is prompt to speak of if the season will cancel . "The priority is the health of the fans, players and directors. I am optimistic and think that there are options that allow us restart and complete the championships. It is prompt to say that we can not finish the season. The impact would be terrible for clubs and leagues. We have to respect to the authorities and expect the permission to go back to play", desveló.

it is speaking That the Champions League will be in his whole in August and that already there would be a clear-cut calendar by the UEFA. Ceferin Affirmed that there is not any deadline for the dispute of the final, although yes it confirmed that if it lengthened to September or October all would complicate . "There is not deadline for the finals of Champions League and Europe League. It depends on when we begin to play again, but see quite difficult to finish between September and October. Would have a big impact in the calendar of the season that comes", said.

Besides, the one of Ljubljana commented that there would be any problem in that the national leagues coincided with the Champions and with the Europe League if there was need. "Todo Depends on when restart , the leagues and glasses will be able to play of parallel form", signalled. The idea, nevertheless, would be that the leagues played and finalised between June and July to leave August entirely free for the European competitions.

Economic crisis in the football by the stop

The economic damage that is generating the stop of the competitions to clubs and leagues is being brutal. A lot of teams have pactado discounts salariales with his players and others even have done ERTES, as it is the case of the Barça. The president of the UEFA confirmed that in case that the leagues go back to play, the economic consequences will not be important. "The leagues are the base of the income for the clubs. If they complete , the financial consequences will be limited", affirmed.

Also it referred to the fact to be able to expand the market of signings this summer. A lot of clubs will have problems to keep to players that finish agreement in July of 2020, by what an option would be to lengthen the window for fichar and also his agreements, something that the FIFA already has said that it wants to do. "We need to give more flexibility to clubs and players. It seems me that expand the window of traspasos is a good option", admitted.

Finally, Ceferin went back to load against the Belgian league for having given by finished his competition. This decision could finish with the participation of the clubs of Belgium in the next editions of the Champions and the Europe League. "These decisions do not take alone. The football is interconnected. We have seen the important that is for the UEFA and the leagues work coordinated. The Executive Committee will review each case", puntualizó.

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