Aleksander Ceferin, the president of UEFA, the European soccer governing physique, emphasised that there is not going to be a Champions League last held in Saudi Arabia throughout his tenure.
Speaking on the Spobis Sports Business Congress in Hamburg, Ceferin said, “Not during my term, but I won’t be here forever.”
It is price noting that the Spanish and Italian federations have just lately hosted their Super Cup finals in Saudi Arabia.
The nation has just lately invested billions in sports activities. In soccer, the Saudi Pro League signed a number of prime stars, resembling Cristiano Ronaldo, for exorbitant sums.
The 2034 World Cup is about to happen in Saudi Arabia, and the nation may also host a Formula One race.
Meanwhile, Ceferin does not contemplate Saudi Arabia a hazard to European soccer. He believes that signing soccer’s prime stars will not be the best technique.
“If you mainly buy players who can no longer play in Europe and overpay them, are you developing your young players?” he mentioned.
“European fans do two things: they follow their team and their national team. And they follow competitions. They don’t follow the players,” Ceferin added.
Saudi Arabia is the only real candidate to host the 2034 World Cup and is about to win the bid due to soccer governing physique FIFA’s rotation coverage, that means solely nations from Asia and Oceania are eligible to host the match that yr.
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