The Official UEFA Champions League match balls lie on the pitch ahead of the Champions League, round of 16, first leg soccer match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, on Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)

FILE - Real Madrid president Florentino Perez poses for a picture prior the 66th Ballon d'Or ceremony at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

FILE - A security official walks past a Champions League trophy logo during an Inter Milan training session at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, June 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)