European Cups reform: "Support the FFF and N. Le Graët to prevent this" (B. Caïazzo, Saint-Étienne)

"The watchword today is to support the president of the FFF (Noël Le Graët) who has all the authority, the experience and the wisdom to be the leader of a vast movement, to prevent the implementation of this rogue reform. If he does prevent this (the reform), it would be the same effect as France winning a third World Cup!" said Bernard Caïazzo, chairman of the supervisory board of AS Saint-Étienne and president of the French Première Ligue (union of primarily Ligue 1 club presidents)  to News Tank Football on 15/04/2019, regarding UEFA and ECA's reported draft of reforms to the UEFA Champions League for 2024-25.

An "informal brainstorming session to exchange views and ideas around UEFA club competitions post-2024" took place between the UEFA Executive Committee and ECA Executive Board at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon (SUI) on Tuesday 19/03/2019. The 32 Champions League clubs could, from 2024-25, be divided into four groups of eight teams (instead of eight groups of four), with 14 guaranteed matches and the assurance that the top five in each group (20 clubs) will participate in the…