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MILAN: Fifteen Serie A clubs have come out against the European Club Association's controversial plans to reform the Champions League, which are being backed by Italian giants Juventus, according to reports in Italy on Tuesday (Jun 10).Juventus president Andrea Agnelli, who is also president of the ECA, last week defended plans to reform the Champions League at a UEFA congress as an attempt to save smaller clubs from "the protectionism of the big five leagues".A vote was held on Monday by the Italian Football League concerning a joint text opposing the project, Gazzetta Dello Sport reported.Juventus were alone in opposing the text, while Roma, Inter Milan, AC Milan and Fiorentina, abstained.The ECA has proposed a competition made up of 128 teams in three divisions.The top division would be made up of four groups of eight teams, with the top six in each qualifying for the following edition regardless of where they finish in their domestic leagues.But the 15 Serie A teams opposing it … [Read more...] about Football: 15 Serie A clubs oppose Champions League reforms

ZURICH: Switzerland's 20 first and second division clubs have unanimously rejected a UEFA proposal that they fear could bar their access to the Champions League, the latest development in a row which threatens to split European football.UEFA is working with the European Club Association (ECA), whose members include all of the continent's biggest clubs, to redesign European competition from 2024, but the Swiss league (SFL) said their plans would have "unacceptable consequences."Other leagues such as the Premier League, La Liga and the Bundesliga have also opposed the proposal.The ECA is due to hold a meeting in Malta next week to discuss the proposal.UEFA has said talks are still at a preliminary stage but representatives from several European leagues who were present at a meeting with European soccer's governing body this month said they were presented with a concrete proposal.This involved allowing the top 24 teams in a 32-team Champions League to keep their places for the next … [Read more...] about Swiss clubs reject proposal for near-closed Champions League

Sport AC Milan will announce later on Tuesday that Gennaro Gattuso is stepping down as coach of the Italian Serie A soccer club, a source close to the matter said. 28 May 2019 04:05PM Bookmark MILAN: AC Milan will announce later on Tuesday that Gennaro Gattuso is stepping down as coach of the Italian Serie A soccer club, a source close to the matter said.AC Milan failed to qualify for UEFA Champions League in the last round of the Serie A on Sunday, finishing fifth on 68 points, one behind third-placed Atalanta and fourth-placed city rivals Inter Milan.(Reporting by Elvira Pollina, editing by Giselda Vagnoni) … [Read more...] about AC Milan to announce on Tuesday departure of coach Gattuso

Sport UEFA is not planning to stage Champions League matches at weekends before 2027, Serie A's chief executive Luigi De Siervo said on Thursday after taking part in a meeting with European soccer's ruling body. 10 May 2019 04:10AM Bookmark MILAN: UEFA is not planning to stage Champions League matches at weekends before 2027, Serie A's chief executive Luigi De Siervo said on Thursday after taking part in a meeting with European soccer's ruling body.De Siervo said that, under UEFA's proposals, a total of 128 teams would be involved in a European competition divided into three tiers, with promotion and relegation between each.The new format, replacing the Champions League and Europa League which together feature 80 teams in the group stages, would start in 2024.De Siervo added that qualification for the first edition of the new competition would be based on performances over the previous three or four seasons.UEFA presented its plans to representatives of Europe's domestic … [Read more...] about UEFA not planning European weekend matches before 2027

FRANKFURT AM MAIN: Maurizio Sarri has warned his Chelsea team they should be wary of Eintracht Frankfurt ahead of Thursday's (May 2) first leg of their Europa League semi-final in Germany.Sarri is coming into the final weeks of an eventful season with a European trophy and Champions League qualification in his hands, but knows that the Bundesliga outfit will be the sternest test they will face in what has been a straight-forward run to the last four.Eintracht have impressed on the continent as they chase their first European final since winning the UEFA Cup - the forerunner to the current Europa League - in 1980, seeing off highly-fancied Benfica in the previous round despite having to play with 10 men for 70 minutes of the first leg."They have a very dynamic team with great intensity," said Sarri."They are very dangerous at home and away. It will be difficult for us to get to the final."Sarri said centre-back Andrea Christensen is "ready to play" as the Blues struggling with … [Read more...] about Football: Sarri warns Chelsea of Eintracht threat