US EditionUEFA Boss Says Moving Games Risks 'Breaking Football'
UEFA hesitantly approved two overseas matches despite widespread opposition, warning that relocating games risks damaging football’s local community roots and competitive balance.
- At the General Assembly of European Football Clubs in Rome on Wednesday, Aleksander Ceferin, UEFA President, warned moving matches away from community roots risks breaking football.
- On Monday, UEFA hesitantly approved one La Liga and one Serie A match abroad this season amid legal ambiguity following the April 2024 legal settlement.
- The overseas fixtures include Villarreal and Barcelona playing in Miami, United States, and AC Milan facing Como in Perth, Australia, after receiving league approvals.
- Reaffirming inclusivity, Aleksander Ceferin said UEFA opposes closed Super League proposals and insisted, `Lasting value comes only from unity, from balance and from reforms that strengthen everyone, not just a few.`
- Supporters groups urged immediate withdrawal as Football Supporters Europe called on LaLiga, Serie A, and FIFA to uphold regulations while host confederations CONCACAF and AFC review plans.
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European Football Association (Uefa) President Aleksander Čeferin stressed at the European Football Clubs (EFC) General Assembly in Rome that any potential relocation of league matches to other environments could break football.
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The IndependentUEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin says moving games abroad risks ‘breaking’ football
Approval has been granted by UEFA for one LaLiga and one Serie A match to be played overseas.
Overseas games risk breaking football, Uefa tells rebel leagues
Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has aimed a shot across the bows of Spanish and Italian football chiefs, warning that taking domestic league games overseas risks “breaking” the sport. The European governing body this week “reluctantly” gave its permission for LaLiga and Serie A to export league games to the US and Australia this season but reiterated its opposition to the concept and insisted that its “exceptional” move would not set a precede…
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