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UEFA head Ceferin: “CR7 is one of the top three best players of all time”

For the next four days, the Portuguese capital of Lisbon will be one of the footballing epicentres with the celebration of the 2025 Portugal Football Summit which runs through to Saturday (October 11).
Over the next four days the likes of former players such as Deco (current sporting director at FC Barcelona) , Nani, Roberto Martinez, Sol Campbell, and coaches such as Carlos Carvalhal, Jorge Jesus and Roberto Martinez will be speaking at the event at the Portuguese FA which brings together some of the biggest names in the football industry.

After opening presentations from politician Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and head of the Portuguese FA head Pedro Proença, the spotlight fell on UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin.

Following a turbulent week in which saw UEFA ‘regrettably’ granted permission to LaLiga and Serie A to stage games overseas, the matter of playing domestic games abroad was one of the key issues under the spotlight for the Slovenian executive.

The UEFA president conducted a one-on-one interview with local host Pedro Pinto.

Ceferin started by praising local hero Cristiano Ronaldo and added that the striker is one of the most competitive players he knows: ‘he is amazing, we would need over two hours to cover what he has achieved over his career. He is one of the best players of all time for sure, certainly in the top three’.

The conversation moved to the new Champions League and European club competitions with Ceferin stating that to make the change (towards the Swiss model league stage) was a ‘brave step’ and that by keeping the competition open with the likes of Union SG, Kairat Almaty, Bodo Glimt, Pafos etc. making their debut is important and that this is vital to keep football ‘open for all’, a clear shot at the proposed breakaway Super League adding ‘football is for everyone’.

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