Nov 30 (Reuters) - European soccer's governing body UEFA has welcomed the Council of the European Union's decision to adopt a resolution on the European Sport Model, which calls for strengthening of "value-based organised sport" on the continent. "This is a landmark statement of intent from the EU member states; there can be no doubt left that Europe and European sport will succeed in protecting and promoting our European Sport Model," UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said. "We now have a long-term plan of action at the European level to defend a values-driven, socially embedded, and open vision of European sport. "With this backing for our model, European football will continue to be the leading example of this." "UEFA looks forward to furthering these discussions with major football stakeholders in the framework of the convention on the Future of European Football."

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