UEFA: "Euro 2020 has proved the importance of national team football" (Aleksander Ceferin)

"We have celebrated 60 years of European national team football's premier competition in a fitting manner, and the Euro has proved the importance of national team football as a source of national footballing pride and unity," said Aleksander Ceferin (SVN) president of UEFA on 11/07/2021, just before the final won by Italy (1-1, 3-2 on penalties) versus England at Wembley (London, ENG).

"UEFA Euro 2020 has kept all of us spellbound over the past four weeks, with many of Europe's finest players excelling on this privileged international stage. We already have countless moments to remember, and fans have been captivated as the tournament has unfolded," added the president of the competition's organising body.

However, Aleksander Ceferin stated that he was not in favour of a new Euro tournament spread across the four corners of Europe, like the 2020 edition, which was postponed to 2021 due to Covid-19 and was held in 11 cities: Amsterdam (NED), Baku (AZE), Bucharest (ROU), Budapest (HUN), Copenhagen (DEN), Glasgow (SCO), London (ENG), Munich (GER), Rome (ITA), Saint Petersburg (RUS…