UEFA offered ‘significant’ money to ‘Big Six’ to leave ESL

UEFA reportedly offered the Premier League clubs who signed up for the Super League ‘significant’ money to withdraw from the breakaway competition. Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea announced their intention to join the Super League on Sunday night, but have already withdrawn from the competition. The outrage of the fans, pundits, […]

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New 36-team Champions League set for final approval on Monday

A new 36-team Champions League format from 2024 is set for final approval by UEFA’s executive committee on Monday. A decision had initially been expected on March 31 but was delayed due to some teams within the European Club Association seeking a greater say on commercial matters for the new competition. However, meetings of the […]

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UEFA allows five substitutions at European Championship matches

Teams will be able to make five substitutions at Euro 2020 after approval was given by UEFA’s executive committee on Wednesday. The measures, designed to help balance player workload in a season compressed by the coronavirus pandemic, will also apply for the UEFA Nations League finals and relegation play-offs, UEFA said. The ruling committee of […]

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UEFA delays decision on Champions League format changes

UEFA have announced that they will now make their final decision on proposed format changes for the Champions League in April. It had been expected that UEFA’s executive committee would approve an increase of 100 matches on Wednesday in a new-look format to come into effect from 2024. However, UEFA said on Tuesday that the […]

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FA urges UEFA to rethink Champions League revamp

The FA have written to UEFA to try to persuade them to alter their plans of changing around the format of the Champions League. European Leagues’ outgoing president Lars-Christer Olsson revealed on Friday that the FA was one of 10 national associations who supported changes to the plans, and said a final decision on the […]

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