Ceferin reveals UEFA plans to reorganize the calendar

The world of the football is ridding one of the most important battles of his history, since it has to face up to the crisis of the coronavirus. Like the health is a subject absolutely prioritario, the sport, like the rest of activities, is stopped until further orders. To avoid the sinking of the clubs and ensure the future of all the professionals involved, the authorities accelerate in search of solutions.

In statements to the Italian newspaper 'The Repubblica', the president of the UEFA, Aleksander Ceferin, has revealed the plans that are drawing to reorganise the calendar. In his speech has announced important changes, but has recalcado that the key aim is can go on: "there are three plans for the football, but at all will go back to be as before. In this so dramatic moment, the health is the most important".

"There is a plan To, B and C, but anybody knows when it goes to finish the pandemia. We will have to expect like any another sector. In this moment is very important to forget us of the personal interests and the disagreements. We are in permanent communication with Gianni Infantino, president of the FIFA", has added, signalling that the organisms rectors are in contact to answer immediately to any stage.

"The first option begin around the middle of May, the second June or even final of June. Also it is the option to finish this season to the beginning of the following. If the Leagues go back to begin could share dates with the Champions and the Europe League. All was by the teams and by the Leagues. Better finish the championship, even to enclosed door and in summer. The important is to begin again to ends of June, of the contrary the season will lose ", has reflexionado, putting something of light to a subject restructuring to alterations.

The leader also has done reference to the parties to enclosed door, to the pending agreements and to a calendar that will tighten : "it Is impossible knows if we will start afresh to open or enclosed door, but do not think in a final of Champions to enclosed door. Neither we can force to the footballers to do them play as it finish the quarantine. We do not have jurisdiction in the agreements that finish on 30 June and neither think that was necessary new competitions for clubs. The calendar is full. The League of the Nations will not change".

"The UEFA already is prepared to distribute 87% of his gains to the world of the football. Postpone the Eurocopa has been an enormous sacrifice, but saw a big unit and solidarity in the European football when it took the decision. The meeting that had with the ECA, Fifpro and the Leagues was a demonstration of solidarity", has sentenced, appreciating the collective implication to cushion the economic consequences of the crisis.

The 'darts' of Ceferin to the authorities

Ceferin Also has launched several 'darts' to the authorities, and has happened them the responsibility by the dispute of Valencia-Atalanta, a meeting that collaborated in the propagation of the pandemia: "The decisions can not take in a day. There are agreements, agreements... When it played Valencia-Atalanta the borders were opened and the day of the party there were 5.000 fans in the door of the stadium. On 19 February anybody knew that the centre of the pandemia was Lombardía. At all times we follow the councils of the authorities".

"The doctors and patients are the new heroes. They work day and night. I do not understand the little solidarity of some countries of the European Union. There are a lot of rules, but without solidarity. It is sad but the unit of the UEFA and the European football is by on. We will use the money of the profit for the health. There is not place for the selfishness", has finalised, insisting in the union to be able to raise the head after the hit fit.