UEFA Champions League final may be played outside Europe By Ifreke Inyang on October 21, 2016
New president of UEFA, Aleksander Ceferin, has admitted that the Champions League final may be played outside Europe in the future.
UEFA has until now, been awarding the honour of staging its showpiece finals without any tendering process.
But it appears the rights will be up for grabs.“It might be an idea, but we have to speak about it,” Ceferin told Associated Press.
“To go from Portugal to Azerbaijan for example is almost the same or the same as if you go to New York.
“It’s a European competition so let’s think about it.”
Ceferin also insisted that the usual 19.45 BST kick-off times will not be changed, even if it benefits large markets such as China.
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