Ceferin encouages children to put down their computers and take to the soccer pitch
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1432689
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: LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA (SEPTEMBER 24, 2019) (REUTERS) WIDE OF POP UP SOCCER PITCH IN CITY CENTRE WITH CHILDREN PLAYING CHILDREN PLAYING WITH SOCCER VETERANS ON PITCH FORMER SLOVENIAN INTERNATIONAL, MILENKO ACIMOVIC, ASSISTING TO UEFA PRESIDENT, ALEKSANDER CEFERIN, TO SCORE
- Embargoed: 8th October 2019 12:51
- Keywords: UEFA Slovenia Soccer Ceferin
- Location: LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA
- City: LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA
- Country: Slovenia
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA001AY0POHR
- 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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