Finally Aleksander Ceferin has had to give in to the evidence. The UEFA patron has admitted his mistake when it comes to a multi-venue Eurocup and has made it clear in an interview with BBC Sport that he will no longer support such a tournament. And it is that this summer it has been proven that playing the competition in many countries is a farce at the height of UEFA.
I would not support it anymore . It is too great a challenge. In a way, it is not correct that some teams have to travel more than 10,000 kilometers, while others only have to travel 1,000, “said the UEFA president in an interview with BBC Sport .
Aleksander Ceferin also used populism to remember some fans who, in the middle of a global pandemic, had to travel half of Europe to be able to follow their team. And even in countries like England they have not allowed fans to enter. “ It is not fair for the fans , who had to be in Rome one day and Baku the next, which is a four and a half hour flight. We had to travel a lot, to countries with different jurisdictions, different currencies, countries of the European Union and outside the European Union, so it was not easy, “he said.
The idea for a pan-continental celebration on the tournament’s 60th anniversary came from former UEFA president Michel Platini . “It was a format that was decided before I took office and I respect that. It’s an interesting idea, but it’s difficult to implement and I don’t think we’ll do it again, ”he explained. In spite of everything, Ceferin believes that this has been a “special” Eurocup. «I will remember it as the beginning of normality and the return of the fans. I have never seen a Euro as dramatic as this, with great games and surprising results, “he stressed.
