Ceferin: “It wouldn’t be right to ban Dinamo Zagreb for a criminal group”

A statement that will be discussed a lot was made by Alexander Ceferin regarding her punishment Dinamo Zagrebon the tragic occasion of his death Michalis Katsouri in the episodes of New Philadelphia, a few hours before the match with her AEK.

In particular, the UEFA president gave an interview to “n1info.si” and the relevant question had to do with whether he agrees with the ban on the movement of the fans of the Croatian team away from home and whether he should eventually be banned, as requested by the Greeks .

“This is what the UEFA Security Committee decided and I agree with it. As a club, Dinamo Zagreb had nothing to do with the disciplinary process. We have made a decision based on the findings of the authorities. In this case we had a tragic event and the Dinamo team did not even know that this group of fans had traveled to Athens. These were criminals who organized the trip to Athens two days before the match and did what they did. Would it be right to punish the team and 99.9% of their innocent fans for a few idiots who are now in jail? How did the group know that some hooligans and criminals rented a van and at 2 in the morning started for Greece?».

On how hooliganism could be combated more: “In my opinion we should be more effective with the police authorities of each state. After the tragic event in Greece, the Croatian police acted professionally, as did those of Montenegro and Albania. They constantly monitored the situation and constantly informed their Greek colleagues. It’s tragic that something like this has to happen for us all to wake up together. But, I think the key is helping states to take action. If the countries do not help us, then we have no choice but to punish the national teams».

Regarding when he thinks Russian teams will return to European competitions, Ceferin was concise and clear: “Until the war is over».