UEFA: "The issue of competitive balance and further strengthen financial fair play" (A. Ceferin)

"We need to identify ways of tackling the issue of competitive balance and further strengthen financial fair play. These are crucial for the sustainability of our sport and for making sure it stays open to everyone. Increasing participation in youth and women football will also be one of our key long-term aims," said Aleksander Ceferin, UEFA president, on 14/09/2017, one year to the day after his election to the office.

"(The first year) was so intense, with so much work and so many trips. I have to say that it was a very rewarding year and I am really pleased with what this organisation has accomplished in the last 12 months. From governance reforms, to improvement of our relationship with key stakeholders, to structural changes at UEFA, a lot was done," said Aleksander Ceferin.

"I always have to think of what is ahead, it's part of the job. There are many goals that we have as an organisation for the upcoming year," added the Slovenian leader on the uefa.com website, on the eve of the second year of his term.

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