Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has called for a reduction in the number of clubs in the Premier League and English Football League to improve the quality of competition amid talk of a breakaway European Super League.
The concept of a European Super League, as an alternative to European soccer governing body UEFA's flagship Champions League, has been floated for years but speculation has increased in the past two years.The Times newspaper said it had seen a proposal for the Super League that outlined plans for a competition with 15 founding members and five other clubs qualifying annually.
"I have the feeling that we cannot lose what local leagues mean - what it means to play the FA Cup ... what it means to play in the leagues," Spaniard Guardiola said ahead of Saturday's FA Cup clash with fourth-tier Cheltenham Town.
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