Testing for UEFA leader will allow trophy presentations

By: The Associated Press Posted: 7:02 AM CDT Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 Last Modified: 7:03 AM CDT Monday, Aug. 10, 2020

LISBON, Portugal - UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin will undergo testing for the coronavirus that will allow him to present the Champions League trophy to the winners.

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LISBON, Portugal - UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin will undergo testing for the coronavirus that will allow him to present the Champions League trophy to the winners.

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LISBON, Portugal – UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin will undergo testing for the coronavirus that will allow him to present the Champions League trophy to the winners.

Ceferin and general secretary Theodore Theodoridis will be tested two days before the finals of Europe’s three club competitions this month so they can hand over the medals and trophies, UEFA said Monday.

Some competitions during the pandemic have seen players have to collect their own medals, including at the FA Cup final in England.

FILE - In this May 24, 2014 file photo, an image of the Champions League trophy is suspended from the roof of the stadium, ahead of the Champions League final soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, at the Luz stadium, in Lisbon, Portugal. UEFA announced Wednesday, June 17, 2020, that the Champions League will finish with a 12-day mini-tournament in Lisbon in August with the final match at the Luz stadium on Aug. 23. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

In men’s soccer, the Champions League final is in Lisbon, Portugal on Aug. 23 — two days after the Europa League concludes in Cologne, Germany. The Women’s Champions League final is on Aug. 30 in Bilbao, Spain.

“The organization’s leaders will be tested before leaving for the first match and at regular intervals in between, as required by the local authorities concerned,” UEFA said.