Athens to host UEFA awards

Athens will host the ceremony for the UEFA Player of the Year Award in October, along with the draws for the European soccer Cups’ group stages for the 2020-2021 season, government spokesman Stelios Petsas said yesterday.

Petsas said the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Kallithea will host the annual event for the UEFA Player of the Year and other awards, plus the all-important draws of the lucrative group stages of the Champions League and the Europa League. “The choice of Greece by UEFA constitutes a vote of confidence in our country, as this will be the first major event by UEFA after the lockdown,” he said.