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...
concerned far hear quite slate sorted surprised
I was quite surprised to hear that he wanted the slate cleaned, because as far as we were concerned everything had already been sorted out.
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We've stated very recently that we are not in favor of having firearms on board,
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I think people should keep in mind that these are not highly paid people, they're not like the players or the coaches.
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It is one clear case in which technology is creeping on us without us being aware. We did not imagine that images would play such a big role in this tournament.
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It is a very serious problem. We have told the authorities we cannot do anything in their domestic league matches but we will not allow it in our Uefa club competitions.
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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.
allowed assistants dressing locked neither officials people room witnessed
We had two UEFA officials there and neither witnessed (Rijkaard in the referee's changing-room at half-time). The referee's dressing room was locked and he and his assistants were the only people allowed in.
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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.
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Unfortunately, these are things that happen during a tourist season. We want to underline the fact that with fan behavior, we have had no problems.
behavior fact fan happen tourist
Unfortunately, these are things that happen during a tourist season, ... We want to underline the fact that with fan behavior, we have had no problems.
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It's very sad but it has nothing to do with violence between fans.
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Everyone saw that everyone was looking at the penalty spot before taking the kicks,
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the best line of defense is on the ground ... and once a dangerous person is on board, it's already a defeat in itself.