Mainz (AP) - UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has criticized FIFA for its approach to the planned financial aid for associations, clubs and players in the coronavirus crisis.
"FIFA’s explanation was that they want to use it for those who need it urgently. We should agree so that FIFA can then decide who gets how much money. I think that is a bit strange," said the Head of the European Football Union in the "Current Sports Studio" of ZDF. FIFA had previously announced the relief operation without mentioning any specific sums.
"This way nobody can control where the sums go," Ceferin criticized the world association. "It takes strict regulations, you can't just let FIFA know where the sums go."
Ceferin described the plan of the Bundesliga, from May again to play games without spectators, as correct. "Any path is the right one if the health of the player is paramount," he said. In the coronavirus crisis, it was "definitely a consideration" to relax UEFA's financial fair play rules in the longer term. "We have to be flexible, many clubs are in difficult situations," said the 52-year-old Slovenian. "We'll put that off now and see how the season ends."
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