UEFA mourns passing of guiding force Gerhard Aigner, 80
June 21 – There was a moment of silence ahead of the Spain-Italy Group B match on Thursday in honour of former UEFA general secretary and chief executive Gerhard Aigner, who has died aged 80.
Aigner, who for many years worked alongside then UEFA president Lennart Johansson, was not only instrumental in the establishment of the Champions League but was also a true football man and a genuinely warm human being.
In a statement,
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