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European Clubs Association Chairman Andrea Agnelli has urged the media to be patient and let the association continue its consultation process on reforms for UEFA club competitions that will come to effect as from 2024. Agnelli was speaking at the end of a twClubs development at the heart of ECA reforms
European Clubs Association Chairman Andrea Agnelli has urged the media to be patient and let the association continue its consultation process on reforms for UEFA club competitions that will come to effect as from 2024. Agnelli was speaking at the end of a two-day Special Assembly that gathered representatives of 156 ECA member clubs representing 48 countries in Malta, including officials from Birkirkara FC and Valletta. Reforms initially proposed by the ECA last month triggered fierce criticism from the continents domestic leagues. The proposals envisaged a single, three-tiered European competition with internal promotion and relegation, effectively making it harder for smaller clubs to break into European competition. UEFA were working on similar reforms, with plans to reshape the Champions League into four pools of eight teams, with only four of the 32 participants qualifying through their national leagues. Football leagues across Europe including Germany’s Bundesliga and the French league have rejected the proposals, with some offering alternatives. “ECA’s fundamental belief is that clubs in all European countries who are good enough to develop and play regularly in European... Read more