UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has denied reports in Spain of ongoing talks to play the 2021 Champions League final in New York.
Ceferin says in a statement: “This idea is currently not being discussed at all.”
UEFA is set to decide next year where to stage its marquee club game in 2021.
This week, the chief executive of Spanish Champions League rights holder Mediapro told a radio station that UEFA is “investigating the feasibility” of a Champions League final in New York. Mediapro holds the rights through 2021.
However, Ceferin says: “UEFA has no plans to stage the Champions League final outside Europe.”
In a 2016 interview with The Associated Press, Ceferin said it “might be an idea in future.”
The Spanish league wants to start playing one game a year in the United States.
The arrival of the month of September brings with it the first international break after the conclusion of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, starting on Wednesday, September 5 and ending on Tuesday, September 11 and featuring the start of the brand-new UEFA Nations League and some high-profile friendlies.
(Juan Pimiento)
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San Mamés is more than just a football stadium: it’s an icon for football lovers. Athletic Club are one of a kind, and though the stadium may be just 5 years old it embodies the spirit of the club perfectly (Courtesy of LaLiga).
San Mamés is more than just a football stadium: it’s an icon for football lovers. Athletic Club are one of a kind, and though the stadium may be just 5 years old it embodies the spirit of the club perfectly (Courtesy of LaLiga).
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The international break rolled on this weekend with the United States’ men’s national team facing a star-studded Brazil, Spain kicking off the Luis Enrique era at Wembley against England and the return of Italy and the Netherlands to official competition after missing out on Russia 2018.
The international break rolled on this weekend with the United States’ men’s national team facing a star-studded Brazil, Spain kicking off the Luis Enrique era at Wembley against England and the return of Italy and the Netherlands to official competition after missing out on Russia 2018.
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The September international break, first since the end of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, is here, featuring the start of the all-new UEFA Nations League and the return of the United States men’s national team.
The September international break, first since the end of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, is here, featuring the start of the all-new UEFA Nations League and the return of the United States men’s national team.
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Levante UD are set to celebrate the club’s 110th anniversary during the course of the current LaLiga campaign, in which the renovated Ciutat de València Stadium – home to Valencia’s oldest club for nearly half of its history – will once again host the team’s home games (Courtesy of LaLiga).
Levante UD are set to celebrate the club’s 110th anniversary during the course of the current LaLiga campaign, in which the renovated Ciutat de València Stadium – home to Valencia’s oldest club for nearly half of its history – will once again host the team’s home games (Courtesy of LaLiga).
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A historic weekend in the United States concluded with a new record holder of the single-season goals mark. Relive Josef Martinez’s accomplishment, plus Manchester City’s first trip-up, Liverpool’s hot start and Napoli’s second straight comeback win.
A historic weekend in the United States concluded with a new record holder of the single-season goals mark. Relive Josef Martinez’s accomplishment, plus Manchester City’s first trip-up, Liverpool’s hot start and Napoli’s second straight comeback win.
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