April 26 – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin needs a wage cap to be launched throughout European soccer to revive aggressive steadiness and says golf equipment agree with the thought.
Ceferin stated he had spoken to the European Fee and that talks had taken place about limiting the quantity a membership can spend on participant wages which he described as “the answer”.
“Sooner or later we’ve got to significantly take into consideration a wage cap,” Ceferin instructed US media outlet Males In Blazers.
“If the budgets go sky-high then our aggressive steadiness is an issue. It’s not in regards to the house owners, it’s in regards to the worth of the competitors, as a result of if 5 golf equipment will all the time win then it doesn’t make sense any extra.”
“It needs to be a collective settlement – each league and UEFA. As a result of if we (UEFA) do it and the opposite leagues don’t, then it doesn’t make sense. I hope it may be made as quickly as doable.”
Whereas wage caps are widespread in US sports activities, breaching competitors legislation has all the time been an issue in Europe however Ceferin stated: “Surprisingly, everybody agrees. Massive golf equipment, small golf equipment, state-owned golf equipment, billionaire-owned golf equipment, all people agrees.”
Ceferin additionally hinted it was doable that UEFA may in future take status Champions League matches – even a last – to the US.
The showpiece occasion in European membership soccer has by no means been held exterior the continent for the reason that competitors’s inception in 1955 however Ceferin hinted a break from custom may occur.
“We now have began to debate about that, however this 12 months (the ultimate) is in Istanbul, ’24 is London and ’25 is Munich and after that, let’s see. It’s doable.”
Ceferin was additionally requested in regards to the thorny relationship between UEFA and FIFA.
“It’s an advanced relationship. I might not inform the reality if I might say in a different way,” he replied. “Now it’s a bit higher as a result of we put some pink strains (in place) – don’t contact us, we don’t contact you.
“In fact, it’s paradoxical a bit as a result of UEFA isn’t a member of FIFA and UEFA is unbiased from FIFA. It’s not like different sports activities the place you’ve gotten a world governing physique after which underneath them the native or continental governing our bodies.
“We’re three to 4 occasions larger financially than FIFA not simply now since I’m right here, however all the time. FIFA has an issue that UEFA is simply too wealthy.”
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