Alexander Severin (UEFA president), regarding the errors that occurred in the draw for the knockout stages of the Champions League on Monday: “When we got the information, I also got the information that something was wrong. Salesman. We had a meeting right away. I wasn’t There, but over the phone. Then the two validators, Ernst & Young, who were there, and of course the outside vendor providing the software were included. Both offered to reprint, and both weren’t sure exactly when this error occurred. The error only becomes an error if you refuse to correct it. Our decision was to be transparent, not to hide anything, and to show that we were following all the rules and regulations.
So it is too early to talk about concrete consequences, but we will see in the future what we have learned from this situation. Because objectively, this is UEFA’s fault, even if it is due to software. We have to understand that we are responsible. We shouldn’t rely too much on technology. It’s impossible to do, I say, or very difficult to do in a normal time frame without technology, but we should be less dependent on technology and we will educate the public about other measures soon. Of course, we regret that this happened and we apologize to everyone. But like I said, mistakes happen and it wasn’t human error. It was a technological mistake that could happen anywhere. “
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