Euro 2020: Uefa warns teams could be fined if they move drinks at news conferences

Last updated on17 June 2021. 17 June 2021


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Cristiano Ronaldo ditches Coca-Cola for water at Euro 2020 press conference

Teams at Euro 2020 could face fines if their players move drinks provided by sponsors at news conferences, as Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Pogba have done in recent days.

On Monday, Portugal captain Ronaldo removed two bottles of Coca-Cola and encouraged people to drink water.

The next day, France midfielder Pogba, a practising Muslim, discreetly removed a bottle of Heineken beer.

Italy's Manuel Locatelli also replaced Coca-Cola with water on Wednesday.

"Uefa has reminded participating teams that partnerships are integral to the delivery of the tournament and to ensuring the development of football across Europe, including for youth and women," tournament organisers said on Thursday.

Uefa's Euro 2020 tournament director Martin Kallen said players were contractually obliged "through their federation of the tournament regulations to follow".

However, he said he understood the actions of players who, like Pogba, did such things for religious reasons.

Teams have been reminded of their contractual regulations and Kallen said disciplinary action was "a possibility".

Uefa does not intend to directly fine players and any sanctions are at the discretion of the national federations.

"We are never fining players directly from the Uefa side, we will do this always through the participating national association and then they could look if they will go further to the player, but we are not going directly for the moment to the player," Kallen said.

"We have the regulations signed by the participating federations."

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Water over Coke...anyday.. anytime.. twice on Fridays.

Way to go.

The other day I was telling a friend that c. Ronaldo was wrong.. He no gree accept.

Saying I'm a barca fan and I don't just like ororo.

I told him it's not about football here.
These guys are sponsoring the tournament.. Thereby paying you directly or indirectly...

And if you being such a big name take off their products it will send a wrong message to his fans and they may loose money.

But trust ororo boys, he started shouting barca fans and hate bla bla bla.

Good move by UEFA. How will Advertisers make money to sponsor football events when players disrupt their advert campaigns?
So much arrogance by rich footballers.

No sponsorship, no football matches, no fat salary and bonuses, no super rich Ronaldo. Are you telling me all that Ronaldo drinks is water? These guys drink expensive wine; a bottle of wine that can buy a car. Now he's forming diet expert in public.
All of us know how to drink water. While you enjoy your life with expensive wine, leave us to make do with the coke we can afford. Life goes on.

Their own too much too

Ohhh my baby drivi me crazy

That's very unethical, very unprofessional for a player to do something like that.. the sponsors paid big money for the sponsorship...

If they don't like who's sponsoring the tournament, they might as well not play in the tournament and stay home

Those companies sponsored the game

Lol, same UEFA won't want a player to take a beer or gulp a coke before or during the match. Just like betting, they are ready to collect money from bet companies, but not ready to allow players place bet.

No be only

Good move by UEFA. Players cannot sponsor the tournament as their countries/clubs also receive money from this sponsors. Cristiano would have drink water (on screen) instead of removing the coke bottles; as you cannot apply your home policy to public views on brands.

Yes

Ororo influencing them all
Ororo the GOAT

A Muslim called Paul

Lol

It will soon become a trend

Meanwhile why is uefa behaving like Nigeria government trying to force something on the players

I expected this

Kriss216:
Water over Coke...anyday.. anytime.. twice on Fridays.

I think that action Ronaldo took has really influenced many to drink more water. Personally, i developed sudden desire to drink more daily.

pogba is a bloody hypocrite. he doesnt drink alcohol so he took the drink off the table but he plays a competition sponspored by the drink and get paid from their earnings, what level of nonsense is that? besides, who said he had to drink it? just give ur speech and leave but leave the drink alone. islam and hypocrisy

Was expecting this

175:
I expected this

I did too

No be small thing

Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright

Becos of ororo.

Hahaha, ORORO na the best and greatest GOAT

Coca Cola fighting back through UEFA

I support UEFA on this a 110%
In fact FINE the players involve directly too

Those brands paid for the drinks to be on those tables, they ain't forcing anyone to drink
If u ain't drinking just mind urself, Respect the product!
Why seeking unnecessary attention just to kill someone's business?

Good development!
Haha it's so unethical, rude and egoistic to put away an offered gift/present and remember such provision was just an act of protocol perhaps borne out of respect.
Courtesy demand he could just look away since it isn't mandatory to take it.

His display was so petty since the sudden romance never started long ago, Not forgetting those brands contribute to his and other of his kind success journey. It's undisputed fact, WATER IS SUPPORT but those ignored are beverages whereby the body system need it's components often.

Everything now na censorship

for ronaldo's act, i heard coca-cola lost millions of money