This content was published on February 25, 2022 – 18:24
Moscow, Feb 25 (EFE) .- The Organizing Committee of the 2022 Champions League in Saint Petersburg (Russia) regretted UEFA’s decision to move the Champions League final to Paris “for security reasons”, taken after the start of the Russian military operation in Ukraine.
“We regret the transfer of the 2021/2022 Champions League final. The Organizing Committee and the city authorities were ready for this great celebration of football at the highest level for tens of thousands of fans from all over the world,” he said. the press service of the sports entity, quoted by Interfax.
According to the organizers, “the preparations for the final were going ahead, all the infrastructure and organizational issues were ready for early 2022.”
“Russia has proven to be a flawless organizer of gigantic international sporting events and a reliable partner for world federations. During several years of preparation for the Champions League final, we fulfilled all the demands and wishes” of UEFA, the committee said. Russian.
The UEFA Executive Committee, convened urgently yesterday after the Russian military incursion into Ukrainian territory and “the serious escalation of the security situation in Europe”, announced this measure after strongly condemning the action of the Russian army.
The Executive, which includes, among others, the president of the Russian Federation, Alexander Dyukov, and that of the Ukrainian, Andrii Pavelko, also decided that the Russian and Ukrainian clubs and national teams that participate in UEFA competitions must play their home games at neutral venues until further notice.
In a statement, UEFA expressed its thanks and appreciation to French President Emmanuel Macron for his personal support and commitment to bringing the most prestigious match in European club football to France at a time of unprecedented crisis. EFE
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