European Cup reform: "The catastrophic lie of UEFA and ECA" (Javier Tebas, LaLiga)

"ECA and UEFA are working together to create a SuperChampions League without taking into consideration the domestic leagues, who, as competition organisers, defend the collective interests of all professional clubs," said Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, in an article published in the Spanish daily El Mundo on 30/03/2019, then published by LaLiga in a letter from the president titled "The catastrophic lie of UEFA and ECA".

"The ECA and UEFA are selling the idea to clubs, federations and the public, that their position is shared and backed by all clubs. But this is a big lie," said the president of the Spanish league.

UEFA announced an "informal brainstorming session to exchange views and ideas around UEFA club competitions post-2024" took place between the UEFA Executive Committee and the ECA Executive Board at "The House of European Football" UEFA's headquarters in Nyon (SUI), on 19/03/2019. The 32 Champions League clubs could be divided, from the 2024-25 season onwards, into four groups of eight teams instead of eight groups of four, which would ensure that each club could…