Uefa Champions League trophy comes to Sandton
INANDA – Soccer legend, Ryan Giggs takes the Uefa Champions League trophy to Sandton.
Soccer legend, Ryan Giggs paid a visit to Sandton when the Uefa Champions League Trophy Tour came to town.
The former Manchester United and Wales soccer star carried the Champions League trophy into the room during a press conference at the Inanda Club on 4 March. Giggs, who played in the premier European tournament 17 times and won two as a player, was joined on the panel by representatives of the sponsors, Heineken, and the hosts, Uefa, to garner support for the tour.
Giggs answered some questions from the media about his career as a player and now as the manager of the Wales national team. He discussed how he rated Javier Zanetti as the best player he played against in the Champions League but in the English Premier League, if he was in form, he did not feel like any player could stop him.
“In my coaching, I have taken the best from Alex Ferguson, who I think was the best manager who ever lived,” Giggs said, explaining that the former Manchester United manager knew when to be firm and when to be relaxed with players to get the best out of them.
TV personality and actress, Minnie Dlamini-Jones posed questions to Giggs as part of the panel, and also said how she was looking forward to watching upcoming Champions League matches.
Heineken marketing manager, Lauren Muller said the campaign #Unmissible was being used with the tour because every single match in the Champions League had important moments that needed to be shared.
Uefa representative, Richard van Poortvliet discussed the intricacies of the video assistant referee (VAR) system that Uefa has incorporated. He also explained that Uefa makes very little money from the Champions League as most of the funding raised from matches goes towards the teams that do well in the tournament, as well as clubs all around the world as ‘solidarity payments’.
The final of the Champions League will be held on 1 June.
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https://www.citizen.co.za/sandton-chronicle/181053/heineken-extends-it-agreement-with-uefa-champions-league/
