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Al Sadd QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune power past QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune Al Wehdat to revive AFC Champions League hopes WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2021 paGE 15 ECA will work with UEFA with good faith and dignity: Nasser Al Khelaifi DPA/TNN BERLIN As a football club, we (PSG) are a family and a PARIS Saint-Germain chief community; whose fabric is our fans - I believe we Nasser Al KhelaifiBayern shouldn’t forget this. We believe that any proposal alongside Munich chairman without the support of UEFA - an organisation that has Karl-Heinz Rummenigge was been working to progress the interests of European ratified on the UEFA execu- tive committee as representa- football for nearly 70 years - does not resolve the tives of the European Club issues currently facing the football community, but is Association (ECA) at the con- instead driven by self-interest. Paris Saint-Germain will gress of the continental ruling body on Tuesday. continue to work with UEFA, the European Club The duo are of huge sig- Association and all stakeholders of the football family nificance given their clubs are - based on the principles of good faith, dignity and among the largest not involved respect for all. in the breakaway Super League announced by a dozen other Nasser Al Khelaifi, Chairman PSG and European Club major sides from Spain, Italy Association representative on UEFA Executive Committee and England on Sunday. Rummenigge, 65, returns to the committee on a three- German football fed- with Mehdi Bayat of Belgium year term after a previous stint eration (DFB) vice president the only man to miss out. 2016-2017 before he stepped ECA representative and Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al Khelaifi, UEFA Executive Committee member Rainer Koch, UEFA Executive Rainer Koch was one of eight Razvan Burleanu of Ro- down in favour of Agnelli. Committee member Jesper Moller Christense and UEFA Executive Committee member Zbigniew Boniek look on during the UEFA Congress men elected or re-elected to mania, Georgios Koumas of He has made his, and Bay- in Montreux, Switzerland, on Tuesday. (UEFA/AFP) the executive on regular terms. Cyprus, Peter Peters of Ger- ern’s, opposition to the Super The 62-year-old Koch re- many and Dejan Savicevic of League well known backed ceived the votes of 47 of the 55 Montenegro were elected to UEFA’s expansion of the national delegates to remain the four vacant spots on ruling Champions League from 2024. appear committed to UEFA posal without the support of and collaborative consultation continue to work with UEFA, on the influential committee football body FIFA’s council Ceferin singled him out for and back the Champions UEFA - an organisation that has across the whole European the European Club Associa- for another four-year term af- by acclamation. praise as a “fantastic” honor- League reforms which bring been working to progress the football landscape. We believe tion and all stakeholders of the ter taking the position of for- Italy’s Evelina Christellin ary chair of the ECA and Rum- expansion from 2024. interests of European football that any proposal without the football family - based on the mer DFB president Reinhard was re-elected as the female menigge is expected to prove “Paris Saint-Germain for nearly 70 years - does not support of UEFA - an organi- principles of good faith, dig- Grindel in March 2020. member on the council while a significantally to UEFA and holds the firm belief that foot- resolve the issues currently fac- sation that has been working nity and respect for all.” Zbigniew Boniek (Poland), David Martin of Northern its Slovenian president in the ball is a game for everyone,” Al ing the football community, but to progress the interests of Eu- Spanish La Liga president Alexander Dyukov (Russia), Ireland was elected as a FIFA attempt to keep control of Eu- Khelaifi said in a statement. is instead driven by self-interest. ropean football for nearly 70 Javier Tebas will be the Euro- David Gill (England), Gabriele vice president. ropean football. “As a football club, we are “There is a clear need to ad- years - does not resolve the is- pean Leagues representative Gravina (Italy), Karl-Erik Nils- Juventus’ Andrea Ag- Reports suggest both Bay- a family and a community; vance the existing UEFA com- sues currently facing the foot- on the committee even with son (Sweden), Just Spee (Neth- nelli left his position as an ern and PSG are desired as whose fabric is our fans - I be- petition model, presented by ball community, but is instead Barcelona, Real Madrid and erlands) and Flag of Turkey ECA member on the commit- members by the others in- lieve we shouldn’t forget this. UEFA yesterday and conclud- driven by self-interest. Atletico Madrid joining the Servet Yardimci (Turkey) were tee after his club became part of volved in the Super League but “We believe that any pro- ing 24 months’ of extensive “Paris Saint-Germain will Super League. also successful in the election the breakaway. Infantino against Super League; anger and resistance mount in England Selfishness is replacing solidarity. Money has become more important than glory, greed more important than loyalty, and dividends more important than passion. FIFA President Gianni Infantino Football supporters demonstrate against the proposed European Super League outside of Stamford Bridge football stadium in London on Tuesday. (AFP) That group are also meet- in England operates. mund have 30 days to respond ing domestic fury and opposi- Speaking about the review to contracts dated April 17. tion from rival clubs, and even to lawmakers on Monday, But Bayern chairman Karl British Prime Minister Boris Dowden said it will cover “fi- Heinz-Rummenigge strength- FIFA President Gianni Infantino (C) is watched by European Club Association (ECA) representative and Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Johnson. nancial sustainability ... gov- ened his club’s opposition to Al-Khelaifi (R) as he addresses the UEFA Congress in Montreux, Switzerland, on Tuesday.(U EFA/AFP) “I will do everything I can ernance and regulation, and the breakaway and called for to give the ludicrous European the merits of an independent dialogue in the dispute. DPA Infantino said the Su- ers could be excluded from more important than glory, Super League a straight red,” regulator” as well as how fans “We are not there because BERLIN per League involving 12 clubs national teams and clubs in greed more important than Johnson wrote in a guest col- can have an “even greater say” we do not want to be a part of so far was in contrast to these the breakaway could face do- loyalty, and dividends more umn for the Sun newspaper. in oversight. it,” he said in an interview with FIFA president Gianni Infan- values and that UEFA had full mestic penalties. important than passion,” he “Football clubs ... have a Liverpool’s city rivals Ever- Italy’s Corriere della Sera news- tino has rejected proposals for support in opposing the move. Infantino suggested that said in his lengthy opening unique place at the heart of ton - themselves once part of paper. “We are happy to play a breakaway European Super The Premier League ‘big there would not be a compro- speech to the congress. their communities, and are an an English ‘big five’ before the in the Champions League and League and threatened the six’ of Liverpool, Manches- mise where clubs could play “For some, supporters unrivalled source of passion- 1992 formation of the Premier don’t forget the responsibility clubs involved with unspecified ter duo United and City, and in their private competition have become consumers, fans ate local pride,” said Johnson, League - said they were “sad- we have to our fans, who are “consequences.” There was “no London’s Chelsea, Totten- but remain part of the current have become customers and who addded “even the most dened and disappointed to see fundamentally against such a doubt” in the position of the ham Hotspur and Arsenal structure. competitions have become seemingly endless period of proposals of ... six clubs acting reform. And we feel the respon- world football governing body said Sunday they would join “If some elect to go their products.” Ceferin said foot- frustration is made bearable entirely in their own interests” sibility to football as a whole.” on the matter, Infantino said at Spain’s Barcelona, Real and own way, then they must live ball belongs to everyone be- by the possibility, however re- and “tarnishing the reputation Rummenigge added it was the congress of European con- Atletico Madrid, and Italy’s with the consequences of cause it “is part of our heritage. mote, that one day you could of our league and the game.” “important that we start dia- federation UEFA on Tuesday. Juventus, AC and Inter Mi- their choice,” he said. “Con- Respect for history. Respect see them rise up.” The league of 20 teams in- logue again. My hope is that “At FIFA, we can only lan, in forming a largely closed cretely, this means either for tradition. Respect for oth- Reports say Johnson will tends to have 15 permament we can still find a solution be- strongly disapprove the crea- competition from August. you are in or you are out. You ers. This means something.” meet with fan representatives, members with German giants cause the Super League dam- tion of a Super League which What sanctions UEFA, or cannot be half in or half out.” However, aiming specifi- the Football Association and Bayern Munich and Borussia ages all of European football. is a closed shop, which is a national leagues, could take, Ceferin accused the clubs of cally at the owners of the six the Premier League after the Dortmund reportedly offered We must prevent that.” And breakaway from the current remains unclear and would forgetting the history of the English clubs involved Ceferin UK’s Digital, Culture, Media spots despite public reluc- regarding losses incurred dur- institutions, from the leagues, certainly meet legal challenges.

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