UEFA boss asks European politicians to help cut rich-poor divide


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 20 Sep 2017

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin speaks during the 13th Extraordinary UEFA Congress in Geneva, Switzerland September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy

GENEVA (Reuters) - UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said on Wednesday that European legislation is holding back the implementation of measures which could reduce the gap between rich and poor soccer clubs on the continent.

The Slovenian reiterated at the UEFA Congress that restoring competitive balance between clubs was the priority of Europe's soccer's governing body but said it needed help from European politicians.

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