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Steven Mair

Alexander Ceferin row as UEFA deny setting deadline for seasons to finish

A statement has been issued by UEFA denying that president Aleksander Ceferin had set a deadline to finish the Champions League.

Ceferin had spoken to German broadcaster ZDF and quotes were attributed to the Slovenian where he said a deadline was in place to finish Europe's premier tournament.

The Champions League and Europa League competitions were postponed by UEFA due to the coronavirus pandemic on March 13.

But European football's governing body revealed in a statement that there is no deadline as of yet to complete the tournaments.

The statement read: "It has been reported that UEFA President, Aleksander Ceferin told ZDF in Germany that the UEFA Champions League must finish by 3 August. This is not true.

"The President was very clear not to set exact dates for the end of the season.

"UEFA is currently analysing all options to complete domestic and European seasons with the European Club Association and the European Leagues in the working group set up on 17 March.

"The primary priority of all the members of the working group is to preserve public health.

"Following on from that, it is to find calendar solutions to complete all competitions. Options are currently being studied to play matches in July and in August if needed, depending on restart dates and the permission of national authorities."

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