Published By: Ritayan Basu
Last Updated: April 26, 2023, 10:42 IST
UEFA Champions League trophy (Reuters)
UEFA Champions League last has by no means been held outdoors the continent for the reason that competitors’s inception in 1955
The Champions League last might be staged in the United States in the longer term as Europe’s soccer governing physique appears to be like to capitalise on the game’s rising recognition in the nation, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has stated.
The showpiece occasion in European membership soccer has by no means been held outdoors the continent for the reason that competitors’s inception in 1955, however Ceferin stated a break from custom might be on the playing cards as they toyed with the thought.
“It’s attainable. We began to debate about that however then one 12 months it was the World Cup, (20)24 is Euros, this 12 months (the ultimate) is in Istanbul, ’24 is in London and ’25 is in Munich and after that, let’s see,” Ceferin told the Men in Blazers podcast.
“Football is extremely popular in the United States these days… Americans are ready to pay for best and nothing for the less. So they will follow European football as basketball lovers in Europe follow the NBA.
“What shocked me (about the American audience) was that the European Championship finals was watched by more people in the United States than the NBA Finals… For 30 matches of the Euros, the viewership was like Super Bowl viewership.”
This 12 months’s Super Bowl attracted a mean of 113 million viewers on U.S. tv and digital platforms.
However, Ceferin stated the time distinction was an issue, particularly in the event that they performed in the afternoon on the Pacific coast which might see matches kick off round midnight in Europe.
The United States will co-host the 2026 World Cup together with Mexico and Canada.
Ceferin, a Slovenian lawyer who has been UEFA president since 2016, was re-elected unopposed throughout their Ordinary Congress in Lisbon earlier this month and can serve a four-year time period till 2027.
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