UEFA announces financial fair play media day
Published 2012-01-18 01:04:00
The media day will be opened by the UEFA General Secretary, Gianni Infantino, and will include presentations by various UEFA experts concerning financial fair play. European clubs represented by Olympique Lyonnais' Jean-Michel Aulas and FC Internazionale's Ernesto Paolillo from the ECA (European Club Association) will also be present and speak.
An overview of the trends in European club football taken from the UEFA Club Licensing Benchmarking Report 2010 will be presented, highlighting the health of European clubs based on the financial figures from 2010. Key milestones and principles of financial fair play will also be presented and there will be an update on its implementation. Finally there will also be a presentation on the legal aspects of the new rule, including its legality in relation to current EU law.
The Financial Fair Play Media Day will be preceded by a press conference following the termination of the UEFA Executive Committee meeting of 24/25 January (see UEFA press release 003).
The programme with approximate timings (these may change on the day) can be found below. Interested media are invited to apply to attend by sending an email to media@uefa.ch with the subject header "FFP Day 2012" by midday Monday 23 January. Media facilities will be provided to accredited media on the day including lunch and coffee.
UEFA Financial Fair Play Media Day 2012 Programme - Wednesday 25th January
11.30-12.00 (approx.) Press conference post-UEFA Executive Committee
12.00-12.05 Introduction of UEFA FFP Media Day 2012
12.05-12.30 Opening Remarks on Financial Fair Play and UEFA Club Licensing Benchmarking Report 2010 – UEFA General Secretary, Gianni Infantino
12.30-13.00 Question and Answer session - with Gianni Infantino and two club representatives, Jean-Michel Aulas (Olympique Lyonnais) and Ernesto Paolillo (FC Internazionale)
13.00-14.30 Lunch break
14.30-15.00 Presentation of the UEFA Club Licensing Benchmarking Report 2010
15.00-15.30 Presentation of UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations
15.30-15.45 Coffee Break
15.45-16.15 Presentation on compliance of Financial Fair Play with EU law
16.15 onwards Departures from UEFA HQ
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