Champions League reforms hit brick wall

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The German Football League (DFL) and its member clubs have unanimously rejected proposals to reform the Uefa Champions League. In a statement given after its AGM last night, the DFL declared that all German professional clubs were against the proposed reforms, which would...

The initial proposals, put forward by the ECA president Andrea Agnelli in March, envisaged a single, three-tiered European competition with internal promotion and relegation, effectively making it harder for smaller clubs to break into European competition.

Yet Seifert said the DFL was"convinced" that Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin understood the importance of the domestic leagues, and would show"foresight" in the reform process. He warned that if the national leagues were to suffer, it would do long-term damage to European football.Earlier, the Swiss league's chief executive Claudius Schaeffer fears that their teams may lose access to the competition altogether if the reforms are carried out.

 

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