The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) does not know when to resume the season interrupted due to the coronavirus epidemic, its president said in an interview published on Saturday. “No one knows when the pandemic will end. We have a plan A, B or C: we are in contact with leagues, clubs, we have a working group. We have to wait like any other sector, ”said Aleksander Ceferin in an interview with the Italian daily La Repubblica .
Asked about the possible options for resuming the football season, Aleksander Ceferin replied: "Start again in mid-May, in June or even at the end of June. Then if we don't succeed, the season is probably lost. "And to add:" There is even a proposal to end this season at the beginning of next season which would start a little later. But "not knowing when the pandemic will end, we cannot have a final plan."
"Many players agree" to cut their wages
Referring to the request of certain clubs to reduce the salaries of their players in the face of the crisis, Mr. Ceferin simply stressed that "there is no room for selfishness" in this situation, ensuring that "many players agree ". "The crisis is also hitting clubs," he said, "and nothing will be the same after this terrible year," he added.
After a day of crisis meetings last week, UEFA decided to postpone the Euro to the summer of 2021 and to suspend all club competitions "until further notice" in the face of the spread of the coronavirus . The men's C1 and C3 were interrupted at the knockout stage, the women's C1 at the quarterfinals.
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