Brussels, 17/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - The European Commissioner for Sport, Androulla Vassiliou, held a meeting on 16 July in Brussels with the president of the European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL), Frédéric Thiriez. The meeting provided an opportunity to look at the different subjects relating to football in Europe and afterwards the commissioner declared: “I found Mr Thiriez to be very committed to defending the values in sport. He said something I appreciated very much, 'sport is an element of our culture'”. Thiriez commented: “Madame Vassiliou and I are both fighting to defend sport, its integrity and values and particularly its solidarity”. (IL/transl.fl)