Cipheren explains why the Champions League draw will be completely replayed

Aleksander Ceferin, UEFA president, spoke after the executive committee of his body and explained what happened in the Champions League draw where there was a problem that made it necessary to repeat it: “An error occurred in the program. UEFA contacted their software provider and it was decided to have a full recall because it was not known exactly when the error occurred. Our decision was to be transparent. It is too early to talk about the consequences. We have learned. It is clear that it is a referee from the European Football Association. We were dependent on technology and perhaps should have been less dependent. We are sorry for the error. It’s failures that happen. They are not human failures, but technological failures.”

The Slovenian also commented on what he expects from the extraordinary FIFA conference on Monday at which the World Cup can be announced once every two years: “The first proposal that came to us from FIFA was to hold an extraordinary conference, we opposed it with CONMEBOL because we did not have enough information. It’s hard to tell when you don’t have enough news. I don’t expect anything too deep on Monday, there will be 211 unions connected at the same time by default… The only thing we know is that it’s called the future of football. But that can say a lot or say nothing.”

The president also provided details on the economic aspect: “We have agreed on a new one Football Sustainability Strategy 2030. It is completely different from Fair Play. We have had meetings with all the footballers and also with the three major leagues: the Premier League, the LaLiga and the German Bundesliga. It’s something we should appreciateAs later announced by UEFA, The Executive Committee received an update on the fair play regulations, and the need to revise them to meet new challenges and improve the financial sustainability of European football clubs that have been hit hard by the pandemic. The process of consultation with all stakeholders is ongoing.

For its part, the Football Sustainability Strategy 2030 aims to Mobilize member associations, associations and clubs around a common approach through clearly defined objectives and key performance indicators (“KPIs”), in order to invest in the prosperity of football in the future. Detailed information on the strategy’s policies and objectives will be released this week.

help plan

The UEFA Executive Committee also received an update of the European Club Football Recovery Plan, which seeks to use revenue from UEFA club competitions as a guarantee to allow European clubs to access liquidity for years to come. The financing plan does not include any exchange of funds for UEFA club competitions. At the request and in consultation with her, UEFA has been exploring ways to mitigate some of the club’s revenue gap from COVID-19, while providing clubs with a sustainable long-term financing solution. Starting with an initial estimated amount of €2 billion, the funding program is expected to grow over time. The program will be developed with senior advisors and the UEFA Finance Committee to the UEFA Executive Committee to make the final decision.

Ceferin also said that the bidding processes for the 2028 and 2032 European Cups would start at the same time and that a federation that chooses one would not be able to choose the other.