When elected he said that "football is a game before a product" and has pledged to defend it against overwhelming domination by business.
Neatkarīgais Eiropas Sporta apskats 2006 savukārt iesaka stingrāk pārraudzīt īstermiņa vīzu izsniegšanu, kā arī starptautiskos pārcelšanas sertifikātus.