ÁNGEL MARÍA VILLAR LLONA ELECTORAL PROGRAMME OUR GOAL: FOOTBALL CANDIDATE FOR UEFA PRESIDENT UEFA is currently doing well. That fact is We will face many challenges in the future, yet I evidenced by the many valuable objectives firmly believe that the goals achieved in recent achieved over the last few years, as a result of years are a strong basis to face them. My view the work and effort of all of us in European on the future of UEFA and European football is football. Even though the list is fortunately based on three primary pillars: extensive, we may highlight the following INTRODUCTION achievements that are particularly important: I. The Evolution and Protection of our collective sale of commercial rights for Organization towards the best corporate qualifiers for the European Championship, governance practices, transparency, and World Cup and friendly matches between democratic participation, that have to be national teams, increasing the number of established on the principles of unity, solidarity football teams participating in the European and balance between all actors and areas of WITH YOUR SUPPORT I AM Championship Finals to 24, the creation of the football. Nations League from 2018, the creation of the COMMITTED TO LEAD THIS Professional Football Strategy Council, the II. The Continued Development and Promotion HUGE TEAM, UEFA, TOWARDS establishment and consolidation of the UEFA of Football throughout Europe, ensuring equal A NEW STAGE, WORKING Club Licensing and the Financial Fair Play, the opportunities for all who wish to play or integration of club representatives and women participate in it and who wish to perform any ACTIVELY FOR FOOTBALL ALL in the UEFA Executive Committee, the creation other related function. OVER EUROPE, WITH THE and improvement of the current formats in European club competitions turning them into III. Protect the Game and the Players, SAME COMMITMENT AND the best in the world, the huge development of safeguarding its competitions, as the base for ENTHUSIASM THAT I HAVE HAD women's football, futsal and beach soccer the credibility of our sport and the respect for OVER MY LIFE. across Europe, getting and obtaining economic fair play, the effective integration of all those resources for the development programmes who play or participate in it, regardless of their implemented through national associations, beliefs, race or gender, and the defence of and the construction of the new UEFA players' health. exemplary headquarters in Nyon.

I am very proud and pleased to have been able to contribute with my work, and from my position as member of the UEFA Executive Committee and President of one of its member associations, to achieving all these objectives, that have undoubtedly helped to improve and develop football across Europe. 3 PERSONAL DETAILS I was born in Bilbao (Biscay, Basque Country, Spain) on January 21, 1950. I am married and have 3 sons. I have a Degree in Law from the University of Deusto and have been a practising lawyer since I retired from football in 1981 until I was first appointed as President of the Real Federación Española de Fútbol in 1988. CVITAE PLAYER I began my career as a football player like any other child in school and the streets of my neighbourhood. I then played in the youth categories of several teams in Biscay until I became a professional player in First Division in the Athletic Club de Bilbao. Throughout my career, I have played more than 400 matches with my lifelong club, for over 11 seasons, in the competitions in my country and UEFA. With my club I was Champion of the Spanish Cup in 1973, and finalist of the old UEFA Cup in 1978. I had the pleasure of playing with the Spanish National Football Team for five years.

This unforgettable stage of my life has provided me with great knowledge of the game and its values.

MANAGING POSITIONS IN MY COUNTRY I started to hold leading positions during my stage as professional player, when I founded, along with other colleagues, the football players’ Union in my country, where I held the position of Vice-President. While I was playing Premier Division football, I studied Law. A few months after hanging up my boots, at 32 years old, I was appointed President of the Football Federation of my province (Biscay), combining this activity with my work as a lawyer. During this period, my first responsibility was to organize and develop amateur, children and youth football. In 1988, I was appointed President of the Real Federación Española de Fútbol RFEF, position that I still hold today.

My position as an official in Spain has given me vast knowledge on both local structures of amateur and professional football. It has also given me the opportunity to support and help, through RFEF, those national associations that have so requested. Lastly, I am very proud to have contributed during this period to a large increase in the number of amateur clubs, players, referees and coaches in my country, and to have participated in the most brilliant period for Spanish national teams and clubs throughout its history.

FOOTBALL IS MY LIFE. INTERNATIONAL MANAGING POSITIONS My career holding international leading positions began when I was elected member of the UEFA Executive Committee I HAVE GONE THROUGH MANY in 1992. In 1998 I was elected member of the FIFA Executive Committee. During this whole period I have had several STAGES IN FOOTBALL THAT HAVE responsibilities in the different Committees of both entities. My work in UEFA and FIFA has given me extensive OFFERED ME THE EXPERIENCE experience and knowledge on their functioning and on the principles to be followed in them. I am very pleased for having AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED TO managed, through my activity in UEFA and FIFA, a valuable number of personal relationships with all other confederations and with many national associations. FACE THE NEW CHALLENGE OF 4 BECOMING PRESIDENT OF UEFA. The complete version of my CV can be found at the end of this programme. 5 01 FIRSTPRIMER PILAR PILLAR EVOLUTION AND PROTECTION THE THREE OF THE ORGANIZATION UEFA 01 NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS PILLARS LEAGUES AND CLUBS PLAYERS SUPPORTERS SEGUNDO PILAR 02 SECOND PILLAR DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF FOOTBALL 02 COMPETITIONS WOMEN'S FOOTBALL FUTSAL REFEREEING AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY COACHES SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 03 TERCER PILAR THIRD PILLAR PROTECTING THE GAME AND THE PLAYERS 03 FIGHT AGAINST RACISM, RACIAL OR GENDER DISCRIMINATION DOPING DISCIPLINE INTEGRITY OF COMPETITIONS AND MATCH-FIXING

6 7 Evolution and “I guarantee my permanent, direct and personal availability protection to the Presidents of the national associations”. • Empower internal economic control bodies, by creating the position of UEFA Compliance Director in LEAGUES AND CLUBS order to efficiently implement the recommendations of the UEFA Governance and Compliance of the Committee in the daily activities of the Administration. Increase and extend the tasks and the As an essential part of the European football structure, for leagues and clubs, UEFA has to: Organization As President of UEFA, by setting my residence in Switzerland, I undertake to devote my efforts to independence of the UEFA Governance and Compliance Committee. substantially boost the implementation of the following measures through the decision-making bodies of • Deepen its relationship with ECA and EPFL, ensuring the compliance with the current Memorandums UEFA: C. Institutional relationships of Understanding, and evaluating the options for future improvements. • Maintain constant and fluid dialogue with clubs through ECA and with its representatives in the FIRST PILLAR UEFA • Work and collaborate more closely with FIFA to reach our common objectives. Executive Committee, the Professional Football Strategy Council and the Club Competitions 01 • Cooperate and strongly support other confederations in the development and promotion of football. Committee, by respecting the principles of unity, balance and solidarity between all football A. Good Governance and Transparency • Preserve the autonomy of UEFA before any other entities within the scope of its functions and powers. participants. • Enter into dialogue with European institutions and powers of the European countries to provide more • Preserve and increase the Solidarity payments to clubs not qualified to the group stages of UEFA • Strengthen the division and independence of UEFA's powers and those of its main bodies such as the effective development and evolution of football. Champions League and UEFA Europa League. Congress, Executive Committee, Committees, Control and Disciplinary Bodies. • Separate the political-sporting duties from the administrative functions: the political-sporting duties NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS will be mainly performed by the Congress and the Executive Committee with the ongoing advice of the PLAYERS Committees; and the administrative functions will be performed by UEFA's Administration. As members of UEFA, and in their key role as the cohesive element of football in their respective • Guarantee absolute transparency and access to the accounts of UEFA, including the publicity of the countries, UEFA has to ensure, as a priority: • Mediate to revive the social dialogue between the European Commission, FIFPro, ECA and the EPFL. remuneration of the President, members of the Executive Committee and relevant members within the • Collaborate with FIFPro to organize and increase the campaigns to prevent match-fixing and educate Administration. • The defence of the interests of national associations and the direct and personal support of UEFA and players through codes of conduct on this issue. • Open the debate on the limitation of the terms of office of the President and the members of the its President in all those matters requested. • Work with FIFPro to improve the health conditions of professional players throughout their careers. Executive Committee. • The preservation and promotion of the national associations' unity in all Europe, respecting their • Find ways to ensure that players are able to pursue further education during their careers, to be • Initiate a study and debate on the composition of the Executive Committee independence. prepared for professional life after football. • Maintain the Committees in their essential advisory functions, increasing the participation and role of • Permanent and fluid dialogue between UEFA and national associations to enable us to evaluate directly the Presidents of the national associations in them. their opinions, and to make sure that they actively participate in decision-making. SUPPORTERS • Continue to support women's participation in the UEFA Executive Committee. • Equal treatment and solidarity of UEFA with all national associations, within the economic and sporting areas. • UEFA must identify the concerns and feelings of supporters, focusing on the impact and effects that its B. Financing • The proposal and appointment of those individuals that are to be part of the Committees and Bodies of decisions might have on them. UEFA and FIFA shall correspond to national associations. • Reinforce the role of the Supporters Liaison Officers in national associations. • Increase revenues through a more efficient use of the UEFA commercial rights by the UEFA • The defence of the principle of autonomy and non-interference in own affairs of the national Administration. associations, concerning any government intervention or of any other kind. • Improve UEFA´s expenses policy in a more rational manner. Reinforce revenue and expenditure control • The protection of senior national teams and their competitions. mechanisms in a more independent way, and guarantee that all member associations have access to and information on it. 8 9 FIRST PILLAR 01

• Empower internal economic control bodies, by creating the position of UEFA Compliance Director in LEAGUES AND CLUBS order to efficiently implement the recommendations of the UEFA Governance and Compliance Committee in the daily activities of the Administration. Increase and extend the tasks and the As an essential part of the European football structure, for leagues and clubs, UEFA has to: As President of UEFA, by setting my residence in Switzerland, I undertake to devote my efforts to independence of the UEFA Governance and Compliance Committee. substantially boost the implementation of the following measures through the decision-making bodies of • Deepen its relationship with ECA and EPFL, ensuring the compliance with the current Memorandums UEFA: C. Institutional relationships of Understanding, and evaluating the options for future improvements. • Maintain constant and fluid dialogue with clubs through ECA and with its representatives in the UEFA • Work and collaborate more closely with FIFA to reach our common objectives. Executive Committee, the Professional Football Strategy Council and the Club Competitions • Cooperate and strongly support other confederations in the development and promotion of football. Committee, by respecting the principles of unity, balance and solidarity between all football A. Good Governance and Transparency • Preserve the autonomy of UEFA before any other entities within the scope of its functions and powers. participants. • Enter into dialogue with European institutions and powers of the European countries to provide more • Preserve and increase the Solidarity payments to clubs not qualified to the group stages of UEFA • Strengthen the division and independence of UEFA's powers and those of its main bodies such as the effective development and evolution of football. Champions League and UEFA Europa League. Congress, Executive Committee, Committees, Control and Disciplinary Bodies. • Separate the political-sporting duties from the administrative functions: the political-sporting duties NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS will be mainly performed by the Congress and the Executive Committee with the ongoing advice of the PLAYERS Committees; and the administrative functions will be performed by UEFA's Administration. As members of UEFA, and in their key role as the cohesive element of football in their respective • Guarantee absolute transparency and access to the accounts of UEFA, including the publicity of the countries, UEFA has to ensure, as a priority: • Mediate to revive the social dialogue between the European Commission, FIFPro, ECA and the EPFL. remuneration of the President, members of the Executive Committee and relevant members within the • Collaborate with FIFPro to organize and increase the campaigns to prevent match-fixing and educate Administration. • The defence of the interests of national associations and the direct and personal support of UEFA and players through codes of conduct on this issue. • Open the debate on the limitation of the terms of office of the President and the members of the its President in all those matters requested. • Work with FIFPro to improve the health conditions of professional players throughout their careers. Executive Committee. • The preservation and promotion of the national associations' unity in all Europe, respecting their • Find ways to ensure that players are able to pursue further education during their careers, to be • Initiate a study and debate on the composition of the Executive Committee independence. prepared for professional life after football. • Maintain the Committees in their essential advisory functions, increasing the participation and role of • Permanent and fluid dialogue between UEFA and national associations to enable us to evaluate directly the Presidents of the national associations in them. their opinions, and to make sure that they actively participate in decision-making. SUPPORTERS • Continue to support women's participation in the UEFA Executive Committee. • Equal treatment and solidarity of UEFA with all national associations, within the economic and sporting areas. • UEFA must identify the concerns and feelings of supporters, focusing on the impact and effects that its B. Financing • The proposal and appointment of those individuals that are to be part of the Committees and Bodies of decisions might have on them. UEFA and FIFA shall correspond to national associations. • Reinforce the role of the Supporters Liaison Officers in national associations. • Increase revenues through a more efficient use of the UEFA commercial rights by the UEFA • The defence of the principle of autonomy and non-interference in own affairs of the national Administration. associations, concerning any government intervention or of any other kind. • Improve UEFA´s expenses policy in a more rational manner. Reinforce revenue and expenditure control • The protection of senior national teams and their competitions. mechanisms in a more independent way, and guarantee that all member associations have access to and information on it. 10 11 Development and Promotion WOMEN'S FOOTBALL COACHES of Football COMPETITIONS • To create the UEFA Department for Women's Football • UEFA Coaches Convention: ongoing review of the Convention by the Jira Panel for the continuous • Promote existing competitions and assess the possibility of creating new ones. consolidation and improvement of coaches' training in Europe, until it is implemented by all national Clubs • Promote the Development Programme (WFDP) and the Women in Football Leadership Programme associations. (WFLP), involving all member associations as to extend the training of officials within this area. • Structure for coach training: on the basis of the principles established by the UEFA Coaches • Guarantee that clubs of all member associations are able to participate in all UEFA competitions. • Credit and encourage the participation of women’s national and club teams in UEFA competitions. Convention, every member association has to implement the same training structure. • Maintain and continue to develop the Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play, as a consequence of the SECOND PILLAR important achievements obtained up to now (debt reduction, sustainable professional football, FUTSAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 02 investment in youth football, improvement of infrastructures, etc.) • Establish a system to guarantee geographical rotation of the venues for the finals and the draws of the • Keep the current competitions and study the possibility of creating tournaments for national youth • Contribute and give back to society all that it has given to football, through the reinforcement of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europe League. teams. current social responsibility programmes and the creation of new ones. • Increase the development of futsal in national associations by training officials in this area. • Find the financial resources to progress with UEFA’s social responsibility programme. National teams • Structure the training of futsal coaches by following the football model, with the implementation of "A" • Continue and reinforce the work of the UEFA Foundation for Children. and "Pro" licensing. • Maintain the quota of 24 national teams participating in the European Championship. • The choice of the European Football Championship venue shall be made by the UEFA Congress from REFEREEING AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY the proposals submitted by the Executive Committee. • Evaluate with all the national associations the implementation of European championships for • Maintain economic support to develop refereeing in those national associations that comply with the Under-16 and Under-18, replacing the Under-17 and Under-19. standards set in the UEFA Referees Convention. • Maintain and support the CORE programme as a basic tool to develop refereeing in all national ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMES FOR NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS associations. • Promote courses, RAP, AAR, those for administrators of the departments for referees within • The definition and execution of all UEFA assistance programmes has to be done directly with or through associations, talent and mentoring courses, courses for assistant referees, courses for observers, for national associations. futsal observers, with the active participation of women referees and assistants. • Ensure the continuity and improvement of the HatTrick programme as a basic tool for the development • Make sure that every member association has a Referee Committee that exclusively depends on it. of football within member associations. • Gradual and rational implementation of technology: support the experimental tests that FIFA is • Study the increase of maximum contributions and incentives within the HatTrick programme. currently undertaking, but their results have to be carefully studied by experts before it is decided in which situations to apply them.

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WOMEN'S FOOTBALL COACHES COMPETITIONS • To create the UEFA Department for Women's Football • UEFA Coaches Convention: ongoing review of the Convention by the Jira Panel for the continuous • Promote existing competitions and assess the possibility of creating new ones. consolidation and improvement of coaches' training in Europe, until it is implemented by all national Clubs • Promote the Development Programme (WFDP) and the Women in Football Leadership Programme associations. (WFLP), involving all member associations as to extend the training of officials within this area. • Structure for coach training: on the basis of the principles established by the UEFA Coaches • Guarantee that clubs of all member associations are able to participate in all UEFA competitions. • Credit and encourage the participation of women’s national and club teams in UEFA competitions. Convention, every member association has to implement the same training structure. • Maintain and continue to develop the Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play, as a consequence of the important achievements obtained up to now (debt reduction, sustainable professional football, FUTSAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY investment in youth football, improvement of infrastructures, etc.) • Establish a system to guarantee geographical rotation of the venues for the finals and the draws of the • Keep the current competitions and study the possibility of creating tournaments for national youth • Contribute and give back to society all that it has given to football, through the reinforcement of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europe League. teams. current social responsibility programmes and the creation of new ones. • Increase the development of futsal in national associations by training officials in this area. • Find the financial resources to progress with UEFA’s social responsibility programme. National teams • Structure the training of futsal coaches by following the football model, with the implementation of "A" • Continue and reinforce the work of the UEFA Foundation for Children. and "Pro" licensing. • Maintain the quota of 24 national teams participating in the European Championship. • The choice of the European Football Championship venue shall be made by the UEFA Congress from REFEREEING AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY the proposals submitted by the Executive Committee. • Evaluate with all the national associations the implementation of European championships for • Maintain economic support to develop refereeing in those national associations that comply with the Under-16 and Under-18, replacing the Under-17 and Under-19. standards set in the UEFA Referees Convention. • Maintain and support the CORE programme as a basic tool to develop refereeing in all national ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMES FOR NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS associations. • Promote courses, RAP, AAR, those for administrators of the departments for referees within • The definition and execution of all UEFA assistance programmes has to be done directly with or through associations, talent and mentoring courses, courses for assistant referees, courses for observers, for national associations. futsal observers, with the active participation of women referees and assistants. • Ensure the continuity and improvement of the HatTrick programme as a basic tool for the development • Make sure that every member association has a Referee Committee that exclusively depends on it. of football within member associations. • Gradual and rational implementation of technology: support the experimental tests that FIFA is • Study the increase of maximum contributions and incentives within the HatTrick programme. currently undertaking, but their results have to be carefully studied by experts before it is decided in which situations to apply them.

14 15 Protecting FIGHT AGAINST RACISM, RACIAL OR GENDER DISCRIMINATION the game and We must follow the line taken over the last few years, in order to achieve the complete eradication of discrimination and racism in European football. In order to do so, collaboration with FARE is to be main- the players tained. But at the same time, rights of national associations are to be respected, and fair procedures have to be established. Thus, we must work to improve the existing system to detect these actions during matches and support national associations to intensify local education in this matter.

DOPING

THIRD PILLAR UEFA must continue to fight against doping in European football. This will be achieved through training 03 provided to doctors in charge of doping control and through prevention, promoting education on this issue for football players from a very early stage through national associations and clubs.

DISCIPLINE

It is important to review and modify UEFA's Disciplinary Regulations to:

• Establish a system to guarantee that the members of the disciplinary bodies represent the diversity of all our national associations across Europe. • The disciplinary sanctions are adjusted to the economic reality of clubs and national associations.

Likewise, it is important to collaborate with national associations, clubs and stakeholders, especially with groups of supporters, to avoid behaviours that do not comply with the statutory and regulatory objectives of UEFA.

INTEGRITY OF COMPETITIONS AND MATCH-FIXING

The integrity of our competitions should continue to be protected and we must fight against match-fixing and, ultimately, against any behaviour that aims to influence the outcome of football matches, both at European level and at national associations level. This can only be achieved by working together with local authorities and EUROPOL, with which a memorandum was signed two years ago, and together with our collaborators to detect fraud in sports betting. Likewise, we should work closely with national governments so that, in the near future, match fixing constitutes an offence in all countries with UEFA member associations.

16 17 CVITAE ÁNGEL MARÍA VILLAR LLONA PLAYER Previous managing positions in FIFA Club • 1993 - 2002: Member and Vice-President of the Technical Committee • 1961 - 1968: Athletic Club of Bilbao (lower sections) • 1998 - 2004: President of the Football Committee • 1968 - 1969: CD Galdakano (Regional) • 1998 - 2002: Member of the Referees Committee. From 2002 and until 2013 President of the Referees Committee • 1969 - 1970: CD Getxo (3rd division) • 2000 - 2002: Member of the Bureau of the Project “Goal” • 1970 - 1981: Athletic Club of Bilbao (1st division) – Played 430 matches as a professional player of the premier division and UEFA competitions Current managing positions in FIFA • Season 1972 - 1973: Spanish Cup Champion • 1995 - present: Member of the FIFA World Cup Organising Committee France 1998 - Korea/Japan 2002 - • Season 1976 - 1977: Spanish Cup Finalist Germany 2006 - South Africa 2010 - Brazil 2014 • Season 1976 - 1977: UEFA Cup Finalist • 1998 - 2002: Member of FIFA Executive Committee on behalf of UEFA. From 2002, Vice-President of FIFA on behalf of UEFA • 2002 - present: President of the Legal Affairs Committee MANAGING POSITIONS IN MY COUNTRY • 2013 - present: Vice-President of the Football Club Committee • 1978 - 1980: Vice-President of the Spanish Footballer's Union (also its co-founder) • 2013 – present: Member of the Strategic Committee • 1981 - 1988: President of the Biscayan Football Federation SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS • 1984 - 1988: Member of RFEF Executive Committee • 1988 -present: President of RFEF, position for which he was re-elected in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008. During my tenure as President of RFEF I have had the privilege of enjoying many numerous victories of my • 1997 -present: Member of the Executive Committee of the Spanish Olympic Committee country's national teams. This has been due to the hard work of football players of all ages, their clubs and their managers, technical staff, and to the system itself and the structure developed by RFEF. INTERNATIONAL MANAGING POSITIONS Previous managing positions in UEFA Football • 1990 - 2000: Member and Vice-President of the European Championship Committee • 5 European Under-16 Championships, (1988, 1991, 1997, 1999 & 2001) • 1992 - 2000: President of the Futsal Committee • 2 European Under-17 Championships, (2007 & 2008) • 1992 - 1996: President of the Match Agents Committee • 1 European Under-18 Championship, (1995) • 1992 - 1996: Member of the Under-21 European Championship Committee • 7 European Under-19 Championships,(2002, 2004, 2006,2007,2011,2012,2015) • 3 European Under-21 Championship,(1998-2011-2013) • 1992 - 1998: Representative of the Executive Committee in the List of Experts that governs UEFA's transfer of players • 1992 - 2000: President of the Technical Development Committee • 1 Under-20 World Championship ,(1999) • 1998 - 2000: President of the Jira Committee • 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, Gold Medal • 1998 - 2000: Member of the Task Force for European Football • 2000 Sidney Olympic Games, Silver Medal • 2002 -2006: Representative of the UEFA Executive Committee in the Committee for the Meridian Project • 8 “Maurice Burlaz” Trophies (1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 & 2011) • 2004 - 2007: President of the Task Force of the Executive Committee for football development • 2 UEFA European Championships, (2008 and 2012) • 1 FIFA World Cup (South Africa 2010) Current managing positions in UEFA FUTSAL • 1992 - present: Member of UEFA Executive Committee and from 2000, Vice-President of UEFA • 2007 - present: President of UEFA Referees Committee • 7 times European Champions (1996, 2001,2005,2007,2010,2012,2016) • 2007 - present: Vice-President of the Legal Committee • 2 times World Champions (2000, 2004) • 2011 - present: Representative of the UEFA Executive Committee in the Professional Football StrategyCouncil WOMEN'S FOOTBALL • 2011 - present: Vice-President of the Regulations Committee in charge of transfers and players' agents and matches • 1 European Under-19 Championship (2004) • 3 European Under 17 Championship (2010, 2011, 2015) 18 19 ÁNGEL MARÍA VILLAR LLONA OUR GOAL: FOOTBALL