Ram, chairman of the organizing committee of the German European Championship in 2024, said that although the league was suspended and the European Championship was delayed for one year, football was facing a survival crisis, he believed that he could overcome this difficulty.
Xinhua News Agency, Berlin, March 29 (Wei Yi) Ram, chairman of the organizing committee of the German European Championship in 2024, said that although the league was suspended and the European Championship was postponed for one year, football was facing a survival crisis, but he believes he can overcome this difficulty.
Ram said in an exclusive interview with Sunday World News published on 29th: “Football is now facing a survival crisis and needs the unity of all parties.” Moreover, Ram believes that if players and football professionals set an example for the public during the crisis, football will also get out of the predicament with a stronger attitude, “The donation action of coaches and players has shown that they are willing to take responsibility. The society carries football, and the public is delighted with football. Now is a good time for football to give back to the society and the public.”
“If a vaccine against the virus is developed, football can recover quickly.” Ram said, “but the prerequisite is that we can maintain our football operation system during the epidemic. This is the pride of German football, which makes the Bundesliga the world’s top league.”
As the chairman of the organizing committee of the German European Championship in 2024, Ram said that he fully understood the decision that the European Championship in 2020 was postponed for one year, “This is a difficult decision, unusual, but there is no choice”. How to proceed after the 2020 European Championship, which was originally planned to be held in 12 European cities, has not been decided yet. Ram said: “First of all, these 12 cities have to show whether they still intend to host the European Championship next year. Uefa is considering various possible situations.”