Keep kids off the grass, says UEFA
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UEFA explained yesterday why it does not want players’ children to join in post-match celebrations at the European Championship.
The scenes of toddlers in full Wales kit joining their dads on the pitch after another Euro 2016 win has added to the surprise semifinalist’s feel-good story and delighted spectators.
However, UEFA has asked for no more on-field family scenes when Wales plays Portugal in Lyon today.
“It is a European Championship not a family party,” UEFA’s tournament director Martin Kallen said at a briefing.
“A stadium is not the most safe place for small kids,” the Swiss official said. There could be problems if fans invaded the field, and stadium staff operating machinery on the playing surface could also be an issue.
Among the most vivid and defining images of Euro 2016 was Wales star Gareth Bale laughing and chasing his 3-year-old daughter, Alba Violet, across the Parc des Princes pitch in Paris after a 1-0 win against Northern Ireland in the round of 16.
“To be able to share it with my daughter and my family was emotional for me,” Bale said later. “Obviously I haven’t seen them for four or five weeks now. It’s an amazing experience.”
After stunning Belgium in the quarterfinals last Saturday, an entire team’s worth of players’ children had a kickabout in the goalmouth in front of the Wales fans in the stadium at Lille.
“It is nice pictures,” Kallen admitted. “We are not 100 percent against it but we are cautious.”
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