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NYON, Switzerland -- The Champions League final could be contested outside Europe for the first time, new UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said Thursday.In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, Ceferin said he will revive an open bidding process for the right to host the climax to the European club season and is open to the game being staged in New York.Iit might be an idea in future but we have to speak about it, Ceferin said, highlighting how travel times across Europe can be as long as flights to the United States. To go from Portugal to Azerbaijan for example is almost the same or the same as if you go to New York. For the fans its no problem but we should see. Its a European competition so lets think about it.UEFA could gauge the appetite for taking its major finals beyond Europe by first experimenting with the less-regarded Super Cup, which is played in August between the winners of the Champions League and Europa League.UEFA has until now been awarding the honor of staging its showpiece finals without any tendering process, with stadium hosts decided in secret by the leadership.The bidding process should be very clear because if you get the Champions League finals or Europa League finals as a political favor then its not OK, Ceferin said. With a clear bidding procedure I will protect also the administration and myself because whoever tries to call us, to push us, to ask us for such a favor we will have a clear answer, `Sorry, there are clear rules we cannot do it.In his first major interview since succeeding Michel Platini as UEFA president last month, Ceferin displayed a willingness to innovate while not damaging the organizations lucrative competitions.The Champions League is the best sporting product in the world, Ceferin said at UEFA headquarters in Nyon on the banks of Lake Geneva.And the former Slovenia federation president will not sacrifice the success of the competition by shifting kickoff times to pander to expanding soccer markets in Asia just to sweep up more television viewers or sponsors in the region. Games are always played in the evening in Europe, when much of Asia is asleep.From a financial point of view its not ideal, Ceferin said. We should think also about other markets, but how to do it exactly Im not sure yet. China is financially interesting and the U.S. is not just financially interesting, but football is growing there.Only the final is played on a Saturday, but one option would be to also move the semifinals from their current midweek slot.There are some ideas about that because then China is not asleep because its Saturday and they can watch, said Ceferin, whose presidential term runs until 2019. But there are many problems concerning that with the calendar of the leagues. National leagues are too important.You have the Premier League which is very strong. Its an idea (semifinals at the weekend) that came out but its too early to say anything concrete on it.While mulling modifications to the Champions League, Ceferin is also involved in talks on whether to expand the World Cup. In his first FIFA Council meeting last week since becoming one of the governing bodys vice presidents, Ceferin heard President Gianni Infantino propose boosting the World Cup from 32 to 48 teams.We didnt want to vote on it as it was too early, Ceferin said. We simply didnt get any information about it. Nothing. Just shall we expand or not. We said we cannot say.Ceferin is awaiting proper analysis on the merits of such a significant overhaul of the tournament. He is already certain Europe should gain a fair share of the additional 16 places rather than expansion being used to correct disparities between how the slots are currently split between the six confederations.Thirteen teams qualify for the World Cup from the 55-nation UEFA region and Ceferin believes that fans in North America and Asia prefer to watch our teams.If you put it to a vote (on the number of additional UEFA places) we might lose but we are the strongest confederation, nobody should forget that -- strongest in quality and all other aspects, Ceferin said. We have the best national teams. So I doubt they will outvote us.Ceferin said UEFA doesnt want to hurt the other confederations but sees additional European teams as adding to the quality of the World Cup.I know everyone is afraid of playing Europe in the playoffs, he said. I can understand them but if you are afraid of playing someone that team is probably better so that team deserves to go (to the World Cup).UEFA has already ceded ground on the 2026 World Cup, with Ceferin approving FIFA blocking Europe from bidding given the 2018 tournament is in Russia. North America is now the favorite to host the event for the first time since the 1994 World Cup in the United States.It would really be hard for me to say it would be good if it goes to North America or Africa, Ceferin said. But given the infrastructure possibilities, probably Africa will have a hard time to place a serious bid.---Rob Harris can be followed at www.twitter.com/RobHarris and www.facebook.com/RobHarrisReports Fran Tarkenton Womens Jersey . Radwanska, making her debut in the Seoul tournament, hit eight aces in a match that lasted 1 hour, 4 minutes at Olympic Park tennis stadium. "It was definitely a very good match -- I was playing really good tennis," Radwanska said. 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Kansas City hasnt covered in consecutive games since a six-game ATS win streak from Weeks 7-13 last season.Chicago Bears at New York Giants Line: Giants -7.5; Over/Under: 44After starting the season 0-3-2 ATS, the Giants have covered in each of their last four games. The Bears, on the other hand, are 2-7 ATS this season, including 0-5 ATS on the road.The Bears have won outright in three of their five games as an underdog of seven points or more under John Fox.Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings Line: Vikings -2; Over/Under: 40After covering in 10 straight games, the Vikings are 0-4 ATS since their bye week.The total has gone over in the Cardinals last five road games (the total has gone under in 10 straight home games during this span).Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals Line: Bengals -2.5; Over/Under 47.5The Bengals are 2-7 ATS this season, tied with the Bears and 49ers for the second-worst ATS record this season. 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The under has hit in four of the previous five.The under has hit in the Rams last six games against teams with a winning record.The Dolphins have covered in four straight games for the first time since 2013 (covered in five straight from Weeks 11-15).New England Patriots at San Francisco 49ers Line: Patriots -13; Over/Under: 51If the line stays above 12, it will mark the most points a road team has been favored by since 2012, when the Patriots were a 14-point favorite at Jacksonville. New England is 4-1 ATS as a double-digit point favorite in the last two seasons.This will mark the 25th time in 26 games since Jim Harbaugh left for Michigan that the 49ers are an underdog, and the sixth time they are a double-digit point underdog. San Francisco was never a double-digit point underdog in Jim Harbaughs four seasons.Philadelphia Eagles at Seattle Seahawks Line: Seahawks -6.5; Over/Under: 43In five road games this season, the Eagles are 1-4 ATS, and the over is 4-0-1 (In four home games, they are 4-0 ATS, with each game going under the total).Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins Line: Redskins -3; Over/Under: 50The Redskins have covered in six of their last seven games, including a 2-0 ATS record as a favorite during this span. Prior to this stretch, Kirk Cousins has never covered the spread as a favorite in his career (was 0-6 ATS with four outright losses).The total has gone over in seven straight Redskins home games, including last seasons wild-card game against the Packers.Houston Texans vs.?Oakland Raiders Line: Raiders -5.5; Over/Under: 46The total has gone over in 27 of Derek Carrs 41 career starts (66 percent).The Texans have covered just once in eight prime-time games under Bill OBrien. ' ' '