(ANSA) – ROME, DECEMBER 23 – “The end of the Super League, led by the political and popular condemnation of all of Europe, is our most significant victory of 2021”. Thus Aleksander Ceferin, president of UEFA, in a long message that appeared on the official website of the football organization. “The attempt in April to create a closed ‘Super League’, which only aimed to fill the bank accounts of some clubs, threatened the values at the heart of the European sports model and the UEFA mission.”
“Looking back on an unforgettable year, for UEFA and for European football – he added – it is difficult to identify our greatest goal. The list of ‘winners’ is long. The club and national team captains have raised UEFA trophies in non less than seven competitions: Euro 2020, Nations League, male and female Champions, Europa League, European Under 21 and Futsal Champions League. The new cycles of club competitions have created an advantageous situation for women’s and men’s football. “
“Football itself has also taken victories during the pandemic: thanks to the organization of many matches throughout the year, despite the constantly changing health rules, but also by demonstrating that fans could return to the stadiums. In the last 12 months , every member of our community has made a significant contribution to these extraordinary achievements. However, our most important achievement deserves greater recognition: protecting the European sporting model. Based on a pyramid structure, linking grassroots football to clubs elite, the model works on a double premise: Few organizations embody the values of the European sports model more than UEFA. Every four years, our European allows a large percentage of its income to be invested in development projects on the Continent through the HatTrick program. In the 2020/24 cycle, 775.5 million euros of receipts of Euro 2020 will benefit the football pyramid. towards open competition was a key factor in the birth of the Europa Conference League. Now, representation in at least one UEFA competition per season is guaranteed to all 55 national Federations “. (ANSA).
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