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The 45th Ordinary UEFA Congress was held today in Montreux, Switzerland, and the 55 member associations unanimously approved a declaration strongly condemning the so-called Super League as follows:
Statement of the UEFA Congress
45th UEFA Ordinary Congress – 20 April 2021
The 55 member associations and participants in the UEFA Congress condemn the declaration of a so- called “Super League.” The UEFA Congress is adamant that the closed “Super League” goes against the very concept of what it is to be European: unified, open, supportive, and principled on sporting values. UEFA and its member associations believe in a truly European model that is founded on open competitions, solidarity and redistribution to ensure the sustainability and development of the game for the benefit of all and the promotion of European values and social outcomes.
Irish FA chief elected FIFA vice-president at UEFA Congress Tuesday, 20 April 2021
Irish Football Association (IFA) President David Martin has been elected to the FIFA vice-president role reserved for one of the four British associations at the UEFA Congress in Montreux.
Martin earned 48 votes to see off competition from Welsh Football Association President Kieran O Connor and Scottish FA vice-president Mike Mulraney for the position, which carries a $250,000 (£179,000/€207,000) annual salary.
Italy s Evelina Christillin was re-elected as UEFA s female representative on FIFA s ruling Council after beating former Wales captain Laura McAllister by 33 votes to 22.
Paris Saint-Germain President Nasser Al-Khelaifi and Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge - whose clubs have so far refused to join the breakaway The Super League competition - will serve as European Club Association (ECA) representatives on the UEFA Executive Committee until 2024.
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By Teleri Glyn Jones
Health, education, jobs and transport, are all the kinds of issues that normally dominate any election.
However, as we prepare to head to the polls on 6 May for the Senedd ballot, the constitutional future of Wales is now also under the spotlight.
The growth in support for pro-independence groups, such as Yes Cymru and the emergence in parties who want to abolish the Welsh Parliament, has left people divided. Subconsciously, this is a constitutional election, she said. I think people have had to think about where they live, the border has never been so obvious between England and Wales because of differential policies.
The former Wales sweeper aiming to be Fifa s new broom
City AM 1 hour ago Frank Dalleres
Wales have come to be a force to be reckoned with in international football.
Their men’s team, led by galactico Gareth Bale, have qualified for successive European Championships for the first time, while their women have also continued their steady rise up Fifa’s world rankings.
Now Welshwoman Laura McAllister is aiming to make a similar impact, only away from the pitch in the game’s corridors of power.
McAllister, a former captain of Wales women turned professor of politics and sports governance professional, is standing for election to the Fifa Council, arguably football’s highest decision-making body.
The New Normal is Archant s news and politics podcast
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The latest episode of The New Normal, the news, politics and current affairs podcast from Archant is here.
Matt Withers and Cash Boyle return to bring you the week’s news, politics, gags, gaffes and guests.
This week they discuss the vaccine roll-out, public confidence and the reopening of pubs with holidaying host Richard Porritt and Abbie Carter from Norwich s Last Pub Standing.
Laura McAllister, professor of public policy at Cardiff University s School of Law and Politics and former Wales football captain, explains why she s standing for FIFA Council and what to expect from next month s Senedd election.