UEFA is not upset: “When we are united, no one can beat us”
VIENNA – Following the reform of the Champions League and other club competitions, with the new 36-team format, today UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has the floor in Vienna on the occasion of the Congress of the European football body .
«In 2020 the Amsterdam congress was characterized by the pandemic. That of 2021 in Montreux saw the attempt by some oligarchs to turn the world of football upside down. Today’s is taking place in the midst of a terrible conflict, ”the manager analyzed. “Adversity is a challenge and I am proud to have worked as we have done. When we are united, no one can beat us. When UEFA abandons its interests it wins football, when it manages to organize a European it wins football and also wins when it launches a competition like the Conference League. We have helped federations and clubs, we have spent 97% on this sport ».
Then, with no names of any particular clubs, an attack on the Super League project: «When UEFA faces the millionaires it faces each other in all football, it wins. We must continue to encourage the smaller fish to fight to beat the giants. The law and morality are on our side ».