Fri 31 Mar 06
UEFA Draws Line in the Sand
UEFA has reaffirmed it will not negotiate with the G14. Said chief executive Lars-Christer Olsson:
“We don’t have to talk to the G14 but we will talk to the clubs. When we talk to the individual clubs their views are not as militant as when they come from the G14 office.”
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“G14 creates the conditions for a war rather than trying to find agreements.”
“Most of the clubs are saying ‘we don’t want to break away’ but then they change their statutes to say that now we should be able to organise a competition.
“Now they have to show their real cards.”
In related news, G14 has called an emergency meeting for next week over the Charleroi suit, presumably to climb down from their position to extract compensation from FIFA.
Paul CanniffÂ
