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ÁNGEL MARÍA VILLAR LLONA ELECTORAL PROGRAMME OUR GOAL: FOOTBALL CANDIDATE for UEFA PRESIDENT UEFA Is Currently Doing Well 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.
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