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LAUSANNE, Switzerland: The battle over the future of the Champions League will resume on Monday (Sep 9) and Tuesday when the European Club Association (ECA) meets in Geneva and the leadership faces rebellion from members.ECA, led by Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli, is closely involved in proposals to reshape Europe's main club competition from 2024.The proposals were presented by European football's governing body UEFA in May although details had leaked earlier.The reforms include the introduction of weekend fixtures, four groups of eight, and a tiered system with relegation and promotion that would see the top six teams in each group automatically qualify for the following year's competition.ECA, which boasts of "more than 230 members", faced an outcry from many of those clubs and from national leagues which would be hit hard by the scheme."A semi-closed league with more matches ... threatens to enormously impoverish the Spanish league," said Javier Tebas of La Liga.England's Premier … [Read more...] about Football: Europe’s clubs divided over Champions League reform

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