Ceferin: "I am sure that football with fans will return very soon"

Aleksander Ceferin, president of the UEFA, spoke with the newspaper 'The Guardian' on how goes to influence the coronavirus in the world of the football. The esloveno ensured that he is optimistic and thinks that everything will go back to the prompt normality. "It does not like me this apocalyptic vision that we have to expect to the second and third wave or even to a fifth wave. We are smart and will follow the recommendations of the authorities, but am absolutely sure that the good football with the fans will go back very soon", admitted.

To the thread of this, recognised that it does not agree with those that say that the football goes to change completely as a result of this illness. "I do not think that at all it change for ever. It is a new experience and when we undo us of this bloody virus the things will go back to the normality. The football did not change after the second world-wide war, or the First World War, and neither will change because of a virus", commented.

Something that could change as a result of the COVID-19 and the economic crisis that is generating in the clubs are the wages of the players. During years has said that earn too much, but Ceferin defends the posture of the footballers. "I do not think that the players are greedy. The market decides the prices and if you or I received an offer to pay 20 millions by season, do not think that you or I say: 'No, no, no, I do not want to be greedy, give me 200.000'. Then, the market decides", said.

If the market decides and right now there is an important economic crisis, perhaps the wages go down by need. Ceferin Contemplates this possibility, but insists in defending that the players always have won what deserve. "Now we see if the answer of the market to this crisis means that the prices go down. It is possible that the prices go down, but do not think that was just to say that the players are greedy, that the players are not just because his wages are very high. Also they generate a lot of income and the football is a big industry that pays a big quantity of taxes", explained.

Changes in the Fair Play Financial

Changing entirely of subject, the president of the UEFA spoke of the Fair Play Financial and how will follow acting as up to now in spite of the crisis of the coronavirus. "If they do not follow the rules, always will be sanctioned but, of course, are thinking in how can improve our regulations and, if necessary, adapt us to the new times. This no sucederá very soon, but are thinking in improving the FPF; modernizándolo and doing something more on the competitive balance", affirmed.

Finally, to the thread of this, did not want to wet on the decision to sanction to the Manchester City two years without playing the Champions League​. "The decision was taken and now the case is in the court of arbitration for the sport and the TAS will decide. This is absolutely all what can say by two reasons. In the first place, the independent organisms took the decision, no I. Second, really I do not know the case well and do not like me the people that comment on subjects that do not know well", concluded.