Do you support?

Do you agree with the control bodies?

Two year bond?

I never ever spoke with any of the members about the case, and I didn't see the case.

I saw the decision one hour before it was published, so I cannot calm in the Manchester City or any other case.

Manchester City deny the allegations.

The initially said it was a flawed on a consistently leaked process.

As you wait for president, what's your response to that?

You must have a view on those comments.

Who says I must have a view?

Independent bodies are independent, and with you journalists, it's always you say, don't touch independent bodies.

Independent body should be independent.

But when they decide you want us to comment the decisions of independent bodies, it's impossible and I really don't know.

I don't know.

I don't want to interfere.

I don't want to have an opinion.

They say that they are seeking an impartial judgment.

What are your thoughts on those comments?

No comments.

They went to Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Probably it's an impartial judgment.

Have you spoken to anyone from Manchester City since the ban?

No, scenes.

The vendor do you intend to know?

I don't see a reason.

Only if maybe if they come to the finals where I come to a match at the Champions League.

Of course we will meet.

But I wouldn't speak about the case.

How would you describe your relationship with the club at the moment?

I don't know the leaders of the club very well.

I met the president, I think twice.

And I met the CEO maybe 45 times that of the different events.

And they are arrested.

I respect them.

They're our club.

I don't want to say that now.

We don't like Manchester City.

We like them.

They're our club.

But this process is a separate thing that I don't interfere.

Could you wait for yet?

Settle this out of court?

Is that an option to you that you might get too excited out with again?

I don't want to come in.

I don't want to come in that.

But I doubt it's possible.

Do you expect the Court of Arbitration for Sport to listen to unruly before the start of next season?

Car to see as much as I heard, it's Ah, it's Ah big file, and I would have to ask our lawyers about the usual time off the decision decision.

Since cases like that, it's really impossible to say from myself.

You're a classic lawyer, your side staff.

I hope that's a compliment.

You're sidestepping it.

You must have an opinion, knows that the process is not over.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

I'm experienced enough.

I'm a bit older than you.

So I'm experienced enough to know that if you don't know much about the case about the situation, you shouldn't have own opinion because I have my opinion when I know the case in and up.

You saw Manchester City's comeback against Real Madrid's What if they win the Champions League this season, yet can't defend it next season?

Is that fair?

First of all, before Court of Arbitration of Sports decides, we shouldn't comment that.

But whoever wins Champions League, it's good any club wins.

I like it.

It's not a problem.

I would like to see a fantastic finals in in Istanbul, and that's all I care.

Are you a fur up for a legal fight that's coming?

We're not fighting anybody.

We professionally defend our position and I don't like that We speak about Manchester City only we, um punished 5 to 10 clubs per season.

It's it's it's a regular procedure.

It's let's see, it's financial fair play.

In its current form, fit for purpose depends what its purpose.

It was ah established toe to stop the losses in the European football and it was successful.

But in the future, I think we'll have to adopt.

It will have to change.

Some things were already discussing about it.

It's a bit too early to share it with with you, but maybe we should modernize.

We should go next step.

But when it will happen, I don't think very soon We will not even discuss concretely what the ideas are before they does.

The fact that you're looking at changes suggest that mistakes have been made.

I don't know if mistakes mistakes have been made.

Probably s everywhere.

Mistakes have been made in.

Even I did mistakes.

The changes will be made if if if we will do it.

Because football is also changes as an industry, that moron more money's coming in, should we allow money to come in?

But what is the consequence if you allow more money to in Toto come in.

So it's not that we're changing something because it's not working, but the the purpose was met.

And now we have to see what we do about competitive balance.

Because financial fair play is not exactly competitive.

Balance people makes it from time to time and, uh ah, for competitive balance.

Probably we would need more and different measures.

What would you say to those who believe it has been the wrong way to apply the financial rules, it stifles investments into clubs which would stimulate communities.

It's hard, hard to say in a way, they're right.

In a way, they're wrong, you know, it's ah, it's Ah, we're also thinking about it a lot.

Is it right not to allow money to come in?

What kind of money?

How What does it mean?

If you invest too much, then do you have to pay a tax on that and give it to the ones who can't invest and help solving the issue of competitive balance?

So it's it's it's a discussion that is going on, but it doesn't mean that you change the rules because the rules before we're failing you change the rules sometimes because you have to modernize because every industry, including football, is changing.

And, ah, I spoke with uh, owner of a football club who is also a big businessman.

And he said that 10 years ago he was taking money from his business to invest into football.

That football club could survive.

No.

For the last 10 years, he's financing his business from football club.

So things changed.

Uh, football clubs were not so profitable 20 years ago.

Now it's a serious business.

It's a great industry.

So we have to adopt.

We cannot be, Ah, bureaucratic conservative organization, which just has the same rules for what age is.

Another big issue is racism and discrimination.

Have you let every football fan down with weak sanctions, First of all, explain what they're weak sanctions?

Empty stadiums are weak sanctions.

They could be stronger.

Could you propose some points deductions?

Teams kicked out of competitions, partial stadium closures.

People say it's not as effective, finds notices.

People say many things, but the main thing of racism is the racism in society, even in England, and we need help from the authorities.

We need countries to help not politicians to come out and shout that your efforts should do more.

And within our regulations, I don't think we don't do anything.

We might be stricter.

Maybe sometimes now three step procedure will be will be ah, respected everywhere.

And, uh, we might even change the rules.

But you cannot, uh, say just, uh, simplistically that you are.

Your sanctions are weak, so you let people don't.

I don't think so.

Would you not consider tougher sanctions, though?

Why?

No points deduction?

Why don't it's kick teams?

Yeah.

Yeah, that's that's also possible.

That's possible.

If if it it is repeating to the same teams or to the same national associations, this is this is a possibility.

Should it really be down to the players tow walk off the pitch?

What does that do for you, eh?

For what benefit does not bring.

It doesn't bring a benefit to your effort, but we would still support those players who they Nobody has the right toe to say that they have to suffer insults on humiliation.

Surely you see that UFO is perception is that you're not tough enough.

UFOs perception and FIFA is perception, and I'll seize perception is always that we're not tough enough that we are all, ah, almost corrupt and stuff like that.

But it's not always so.

We are dealing every week with situations like that.

You know, they have 50,000 people and five idiots who destroyed football in the country.

And those idiots don't care about football.

They want to be on your TV to show that they stopped the match.

I don't say we shouldn't stop it, but it's it's really not easy.

Trust me.

It's a big challenge, and it's a societal problem.

And in Europe, especially, the society is very resistant.

It's rising and not racism, sexism, homophobia.

It's more and more so.

It's it's really not easy.

It's easy to say sanction, kick this country out, Kiss this club out with Do you help that That way it would be effective.

It would be a message.

A message?

Yes, is that what do you think?

Do you think that those idiots would not come to the matches anymore?

They would because they would succeed.

So it's it's not these, Trust me sorties.

It's easier for you than for me in this situation.

How are you feeling?

A boat the growing spread of Corona virus.

It's ah obviously a seriously thing.

Uh, it's, ah, something that we will have to deal on top off all the other issues that we have to deal when we organize any events.

But I'm optimistic.

I still think that things will be under control way before the euro starts.

So I'm not worried about We're not so far that we would speak about concrete scenarios after when the euro start again.

I would like to stress were come and we're confident for now everything is under control.

Could you reduce the number of horse nations?

Do you anticipate any part of this tournament being played behind closed doors?

I don't want to tow, even think about it because we are for now sure that everything will go exactly a splint.

You're confidence that we will see the Semi's on the final at Wembley in July.

I am, I am.

We already reserved the hotel so it would be a problem.

It doesn't help as much as we assess the situation.

We are confident that things will happen exactly as it was planned.

But let's see.

We don't want to panic in advance and say we will do this or we will do that we don't know.

For now, it looks very clear that the euro will be exactly as it is.

His football is youe for taking this seriously enough.

Absolutely, absolutely.

But being panic full of panic, shouting all days threatening doesn't mean you don't you take it seriously.

You take it seriously if you assess the situation properly but at the same time, calmly and without panicking, you feel passionately about the women's game.

What MME or can you wait for do to ensure that it continues to grow?

Look, Champions League is championship finals.

He's sold out.

Now every year, women's football is growing.

Uh, we invest a lot and I think we should promotion which promotion.

We should invest into development off women's football because we were losing millions with euros in the past.

Now we're close to break even and we always said we didn't lose money.

We invested money.

So next year you have the euro in 21 in England, where the finals in Wembley, I think that can be a benchmark for for the future.

And if if we succeed that the stadium is full then this is the the new era off women's football will start.

Alexander really appreciate your time here on Sky Sports news.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.