European football season can still be saved, says UEFA chief

Aleksander Ceferin, the UEFA chief, said European football leagues are not yet ruling out finishing this season, which has been stalled by the coronavirus.

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says the current European football season can still be saved, provided the coronavirus pandemic subsides.

The head of UEFA said European football leagues were still looking at all options and not ruling out finishing this season -- if the coronavirus pandemic subsides.

“We could start again in mid-May, in June or even late June,” Aleksander Ceferin told Italy's La Repubblica daily.

Any time after that and “the season will probably be lost,” he said.

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Ceferin did not say when UEFA will issue a final ruling and stressed that consultations with the main leagues and clubs were still underway.

“There is also a proposal to end this season at the beginning of the next one and then start the next one a little later,” said Ceferin.

The Slovenian added that he personally opposed the idea of holding big matches behind closed doors.

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