Ceferin encouages children to put down their computers and take to the soccer pitch
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1432687
Ceferin encouages children to put down their computers and take to the soccer pitch
- Title: Ceferin encouages children to put down their computers and take to the soccer pitch
- Date: 24th September 2019
- Summary: CHILDREN AND VETERANS POSING FOR FAMILY PHOTO CLOSE OF LUIS FIGO POSING FOR PICTURE (SOUNDBITE) (Slovenian) UEFA PRESIDENT, ALEKSANDER CEFERIN, TALKING TO REPORTERS, SAYING: "Our parents had to make us go home, and nowadays we have to make our children go outside. That's a problem, that's a real problem, everybody is glued to their phones and computers today, that romantic era when we would spend time in the street to engage in all kinds of sports will never return. We have to work on this, to prevent children from becoming obese and so that they are not addicted to computers." CEFERIN TALKING TO REPORTERS (SOUNDBITE) (Slovenian) UEFA PRESIDENT, ALEKSANDER CEFERIN, TALKING TO REPORTERS, SAYING: "The (competition) format will be a bit different... Of course, if we vote for it." (SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER PORTUGUESE INTERNATIONAL, LUIS FIGO, SAYING: "Values of football are very strong. And since a young (age), if you have the chance to play football, you're going to learn, for your future. So al the projects are fantastic because they create the conditions and the values for the future of children." REPORTER ASKING "DO YOU THINK THE CHILDREN YOU PLAYED AGAINST KNOW HOW GOOD OF A PLAYER YOU WERE?" "Well I don't know if they know, it's another generation. Maybe they have never seen old players (playing) on pitch, but maybe they have the information." VARIOUS OF YOUTHS PLAYING IN POP UP SOCCER CAMP IN CITY CENTRE
- Embargoed: 8th October 2019 12:51
- Keywords: UEFA Slovenia Soccer Ceferin
- Location: LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA
- City: LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA
- Country: Slovenia
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA003AY0POHR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: UEFA'S Executive Committee meeting kicked off on Tuesday (September 24) in Slovenia's capital Ljubljana with a showcase of European soccer's governing body's grassroots pop up camp in the city centre.
On the pitch children from several European countries had a chance to play against former soccer stars, including Portugal's Luis Figo, France's Florent Malouda, and Slovenia's Milenko Acimovic, along with UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin.
After the game, Ceferin talked to reporters about UEFA's new Football in Schools programme, which he said was meant to encourage youths to spend more time outdoors and engage in sports.
Later on Tuesday, UEFA's top officials will meet to discuss and decide on hosts for finals of various continental competitions, including Europe's top club event, the Champions League, from 2021 to 2023.
They will also vote on rules of the play-off and the final draw for the 2020 Euros, the top continental competition for national teams.
In a departure from previous editions, the tournament, played in June and July next year, will be hosted by 12 cities across 12 European countries.
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