Maybe this is just UEFA’s answer to FIFA or it could be a sincere attempt to help European football.The first man of world football, Gianni Infantino, has been gathering the biggest names of world football around him for some time, he brought over 100 true legends to the World Cup in Qatar, and now Aleksander Ceferin has decided to open the doors of European football to legends and incorporate them into making important decisions.UEFA has established a new advisory body that does not yet have an official name, but Marca and Gazzetta dello Sport claim that it will be called the ‘Council of Wise Men.’ There will be 20 names in it that make up the creme-de-la-creme of world and European football! From playing to coaching legends. The legendary Croatian Zvonimir Boban and the famous Italian referee Roberto Rossetti will manage the council.##NAJAVA_MECA_7162581##The members will be all legends of European football. Former aces and coaches like Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo, Michael Laudrup, Predrag Mijatovic, Philipp Lahm, Robbie Keane, Paolo Maldini, Javier Zanetti (the only none-European), Rio Ferdinand, Rudi Feller, Jurgen Klinsmann, Ronald Koeman, Juan Mata, Petr Cech, Carlo Ancelotti, Jose Mourinho, Fabio Capello, Rafa Benitez, Gareth Southgate and Roberto Martinez.The establishment of the Council was approved at the recent UEFA Congress held in Lisbon, and the first meeting of the big names of world football will be held on April 24 in Nyon. The plan is for the Council to meet once a year.It will be a platform with a strong and proactive commitment to former players and elite coaches, with extensive experience and knowledge in the field of the game of football. It will become an open forum that will be used to protect football, to discuss and exchange ideas directly related to the game.Imagine how complicated the rule is when Ceferin is up for changing itThe Council of Wise Men will focus on several core issues, including the rules of the game and refereeing, the calendar, UEFA competitions, youth development, tactics and player welfare.The selection of board members will be based on outstanding sporting achievements (such as significant trophies won, more than 100 games for the national team…), but also impeccable records, reputation and global reputation. Among a host of titles, those chosen as a starting point have won a combined 30 UEFA Champions League trophies.
