The president of the UEFAthe slovenian Alexander Ceferinconsiders that the situation of the Barcelona is “exceptionally serious” for the “Negreira case” of possible corruption, and that has not prescribed for UEFA, according to what he affirms in an interview with a newspaper in his country.
“Judging from what I am informed, the situation is exceptionally serious. So serious, that it seems to me that it is one of the most serious cases in football since I dealt with it “Ceferin told the Slovenian sports Ekipa. The Slovenian, who hopes to be re-elected next week in Lisbon for another four-year term at the helm of UEFA, did not want to go into details of the case, especially since such issues, he said, are dealt with by an independent disciplinary commission. However, he stressed that, although the case is prescribed as far as the Spanish League is concerned, proceedings are underway at the level of the Spanish civil prosecutor’s office.
“And the same goes for UEFA, since in our organization nothing has prescribed”, warned Ceferin, who did not want to answer the question of whether Barcelona might suffer competitive consequences at the UEFA level. “I can’t and don’t want to comment on that.“, said.
On the other hand, Ceferin stressed that the theme of the call “Super League“It’s definitely past history. “De facto it’s a past story, although it seems that some are still dealing with something, but I think that’s just to improve their bargaining position and try to negotiate something with us,” he said.
He stressed, however, that “there is nothing to negotiate” and stressed that “this story has ended, without a doubt”.
Said, “so as not to be accused of being unapproachable and arrogant”He even agreed to meet with the A22 company that had taken over the management of the three clubs (Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus Turin). In that meeting, to which the clubs, leagues, fans and the FIFpro union were invited, they themselves, according to Ceferin, “They might see that it is a project that nobody wants”.
“They have never seen an attitude of such rejection expressed by all those present,” Ceferin assured, adding by way of example that “Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told them: “That’s your Waterloo”. “it’s a shame that story is still dragging on” and that it wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for the media.
Commenting on your friend’s case Andrea Agnelli, president of Juventus, who “betrayed” him for supporting the Super League and now faces legal proceedingsthe Slovenian opined that this story had to end that way “because everything was wrong there.”
He also called attention to “the interesting fact that, of the three clubs, self-proclaimed as the saviors of football – according to the media – one is facing criminal proceedings for fixing its balance sheet and another for transferring money to one of the heads of the organization of referees”.
“We are going to see if the third party also has something. It is interesting how they would save football”, concluded Ceferin.