William Gaillard
William Gaillard
William Gaillard is the director of communications and public affairs for the Union of European Football Associations. He is also the Senior Advisor to the President of UEFA Michel Platini...
across bit clubs corrupt involve matches network results rig science series sounds
You can have a network of 20 or 30 clubs across different continents, all of which have a corrupt element. It sounds a bit like science fiction. It would involve agents, owners, sponsors. ... They would not just rig the results of one or two games, but 15 matches or a series of results.
buy european football
You can buy European football if you want.
again applies clean fine football managers pay serve start tradition whatever
We have a tradition in football that applies to managers just as much as it does to players. If you are sanctioned, you serve your suspension, pay your fine or whatever and then you start again with a completely clean sheet.
chelsea course next playing understood
Chelsea told us that they were playing the next day and of course we understood that,
against career dealt ferdinand fight hope plays relentless rio time truly
I hope Rio Ferdinand plays for a long time but I truly believe, before his career is over, we will have dealt with this problem. I think UEFA has been relentless in its fight against racism.
case
In the case of one injury, nothing can be done.
balance course issue
The issue of competitive balance is of course important in any sport and it is an issue for concern,
allowed england five last national
In the upcoming season, England will be the only national association ever, and for the last time, that will be allowed to have five clubs.
best dangerous defeat defense ground line
the best line of defense is on the ground ... and once a dangerous person is on board, it's already a defeat in itself.
sad violence
It's very sad but it has nothing to do with violence between fans.
compassion obvious reaction solidarity
It's obvious that our first reaction was of solidarity and compassion,
emotions remark running
That is an irresponsible remark probably made when emotions were running high.
looking penalty saw spot taking
Everyone saw that everyone was looking at the penalty spot before taking the kicks,
basically disloyal false lies lies-and-lying methods next officials pressure putting qualify ready round totally trying using
They were basically using lies as a pre-match tactic. They were trying to qualify for the next round by putting pressure on referees and officials through false statements. They were ready to use disloyal methods and, frankly, this is totally and completely unacceptable.