nderstand we have to respect the track limits, but its better to put a wall there, because then I destroyed two front wings and

NYON, Switzerland -- New UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin wants to protect Europes national leagues from the threat of breakaway competitions.Ceferin was elected last month amid talk of a future closed-shop Super League and breakaway cross-border divisions, as some clubs seem ready to chase bigger commercial deals by moving beyond the bounds of national leagues.I am against killing national leagues. That is out of the question, Ceferin told The Associated Press.He spoke ahead of Fridays annual meeting of the group of European leagues, which revived recent tension with UEFA, and could become the new presidents most difficult stakeholders.The former Slovenia soccer federation leader said he was open to innovation -- such as creating regional leagues -- but within limits and inside UEFAs control.There are some new ideas and not necessarily bad, but UEFA should be involved in that, Ceferin said in his first major interview at UEFA headquarters on Thursday. It should not hurt national leagues because without national leagues I think football is dead.Radical change looked possible this year as UEFA was without a president during talks with clubs on Champions League entries and distributing billion-dollar annual prize money for the three seasons from 2018.Some wealthy and influential clubs exploited FIFAs ban of Ceferins predecessor, Michel Platini, by framing the negotiations around threats to break away, or forcing UEFA to lock a cartel of storied clubs into Europes top competition without the need to qualify via domestic competitions.Ceferin took office three weeks after UEFA sealed a compromise deal that favored the big-four countries: Spain, Germany, England, and Italy. It left mid-ranked clubs doubting where they fitted in the Champions Leagues future as broadcasters demanded more high-profile match-ups.Moving quickly to build relations with European Club Association leaders, Ceferin believes the Super League threat is over for now.It would create a war, he said. We are on the same side with the big clubs. They dont want to do it without UEFA. Clubs also know they would have problems if they would break away. If it would be easy, they would be already gone.The latest trend is exploring regional leagues where neighboring countries each provide some teams. The North Atlantic and Balkans are options, creating more compelling and higher-standard competition than the individual national leagues.Ceferin said cross-border leagues could supplement national leagues, not replace them.As an additional competition its a good idea. (I)t should be played for those who dont qualify for the Europa League and Champions League, maybe from the New Year on, he said.We cant kill the national leagues. If you take, for example, two clubs out of the Slovenian league (into a Balkan league) then the Slovenian league is over.Elected in a landslide with a mandate to help the smaller UEFA member federations, Ceferin also wants to defend tradition.People like revolutions, they like to speak about big changes, but you should be clever, the criminal lawyer said. 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Air Max 270 Canada Mens .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach.Max Verstappen said it would be better to replace Austrias kerbs with walls after labelling them dangerous during the first day of practice in Spielberg.Verstappen endured a frustrating FP1 at the Red Bull Ring after having two run-ins with the baguette-like kerbs on the edge of various corners. The first off was at the penultimate corner and cost him a piece of his endplate before a more hefty collision at Turn 5 damaged his front suspension.The teenager vented his frustration over the radio and took his criticism a step further after the days practice sessions we finished.The problem is, I understand we have to respect the track limits, but its better to put a wall there, because then I destroyed two front wings and front suspension, he said. I think its a bit too high. But at the other end we have to stay off them as well.Asked what his conclusion from the opening day had been, he laughed and said: The kerbs are very high, thats my conclusion! And hard for the car. After that, of course I lost a bit of time because of the damage. I think the car is in good shape, we are a little bitt better than expected here, so its not too bad.dddddddddddd Not a bad day.Verstappens viewpoint was not shared by Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo, who thinks the kerbs did their job of punishing a driver for a mistake.I dont think they were dangerous, I actually think they are quite good, the Australian said. Youre going off the track and at least youre paying a penalty. We talked a bit yesterday in the press conference about liking street circuits because if you make a mistake normally your race it over. With modern circuits its hard to just put a wall everywhere and still make it safe.So the yellow kerb worked really well today because in the end it was a mistake from Max. It damaged his car quite a bit, probably more than he expected, but at least it was black or white. Its not personal to Max, the team was spending all of lunch fixing his car so its not good for them, but I do like that if you make a mistake you cant just continue like its nothing. ' ' '