EURO 2021 | No more moving bottles from sponsors, UEFA footballers urged

In response to the transfer of drinking bottles at press conferences, the European Football Union has called on European Championship participants to honor their commitments to tournament sponsors. The Portuguese gunner Cristiano Ronaldo began with the rosary, pushing away two bottles of Coca-Cola from each other during a meeting with journalists before the match with Hungary and showed that he prefers clean water.

Portuguese sniper Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his shot in the EURO duel against Hungary. Illustrative photo.

Bernadett Szabo, Reuters

After Wednesday’s victory over Italy over Switzerland (3: 0), he was imitated by the author of two goals Manuel Locatelli, who also pushed Coca-Cola out of the scope of television cameras. French midfielder Paul Pogba again took Heineken beer from the table after winning 1-0 over Germany. Manchester United, who professes Islam, may not have noticed that it was a non-alcoholic beer. However, according to tournament director Martin Kallen, UEFA has an understanding for the players’ religious reasons.

“UEFA reminded the participating teams that the partners are an integral part of the tournament and ensure the development of football throughout Europe, including for young people and women,” the championship organizers said in a statement today.

Kallen said the contractual obligations regarding sponsors were part of the tournament regulations and the national federations signed their compliance with the signing. However, UEFA does not plan any disciplinary measures.

Coca-Cola and Heineken are among the twelve most important sponsors of the European Championship, from which UEFA will receive a total of almost two billion euros, according to the AP agency. Among the 24 participating teams, the union will pay out € 371 million.