Champions League leaders have no excuse to complain about VAR after missing the briefing, said UEFA president | Football News

None of the four English clubs in the UEFA Champions League sent their coaches to this week's UEFA VAR briefing

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UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin told senior EU officials that they had "no excuse" to complain about video badistant referees (VAR) after five of them they only attended a special briefing on the subject this week.

The Slovenian was speaking Thursday at the UEFA Congress in Rome, where he was re-elected head of the governing body of European football for another four-year term.

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After announcing to his audience, including FIFA President Gianni Infantino, that he would continue to defend the interests of European football in a "respectful but uncompromising" manner, he then explained to reporters what was going on. he thought of those who complain about the VAR.

Juventus boss Mbadimiliano Allegri was one of five managers at the meeting.

"With VAR, we have prepared a meeting with all the coaches of the Champions League teams in Frankfurt on Monday and only five of them have come," Ceferin said.

Then, checking his notes, he listed the five people who had done it – Mbadimiliano Allegri (Juventus), Bruno Genesio (Lyon), Thomas Tuchel (Paris St. Germain), Eusebio Di Francesco (Rome) and Sergio Conceicao (Porto) – before excusing Liverpool because they were playing at West Ham that night.

Ceferin has excused Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp because of his match against West Ham on Monday

Other clubs, including Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham, sent badistant coaches or other staff, including a member of their marketing staff.

"For me, it is not just a lack of respect for Roberto Rosetti (the head of UEFA refereeing) and his team, but also the lack of respect for him. "Considerable influence from the managers." They complain of the referees, they must at least come to see what the experts say about the VAR "I said.

"So no, they have no more excuses, especially those who did not even come."