Reports have emerged claiming that new Champions League plans could see the extinction of the League Cup.
Premier League clubs are attempting to convince European sides to reject a proposal by the European Clubs Association to change the format of the competition.
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The plans consist ‘elite teams in the continent play a total of 14 group games, with four groups of eight clubs, before the top four clubs in each group go through to a last-sixteen knockout phase’ as best summed up by the Daily Mirror.
They add: “It would mean that in total the eventual winners would have to play 21 games to be victorious in the competition and it could see the Carabao Cup being scrapped as a result, because it would clash with midweek Champions League fixtures.”
According to the Sun, teams in Spain, Italy and Germany have given their approval of the plans, but every team in the Premier League big six along with Everton, Leicester City and Newcastle United rejecting it at a recent meeting in London.
It looks as though the Europa League could follow suit and of course don’t forget there could be a third European competition on the cards.
Speaking to the Sun an insider said: “This is a sign the biggest clubs recognise the importance of English football as a whole.
“They are not fighting for themselves — they would potentially earn more money from Europe.
“But they know it would damage the Premier League, the EFL, even the National League. It is about helping to keep the whole game alive.”
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