European Cup reform: European Leagues calls on UEFA to "start building the changes from scratch"

"European Leagues believe that it is imperative for UEFA to start building the changes in the UEFA club competitions project from scratch. In this respect, UEFA must come to an agreement with the European Leagues and the other stakeholders to safeguard the interests of all professional football clubs in Europe," said the European Association of Professional Football Leagues, after a meeting of its Board of Directors, in Warsaw (POL) on 16/05/2019.

UEFA has invited the 55 European National Federations to Budapest (HUN) on Friday 17/05/2019, the eve of the Women's Champions League final Olympique Lyonnais - FC Barcelona, in Budapest (Saturday 18/05/2019, kick-off at 18:00 CET). On the agenda of the meeting, is the reform of the Champions League which is intended to come into force in 2024-25.

"European Leagues retain the strong opinion that the presented proposal for reforming the European Club Competitions benefits just a few rich and dominant clubs," said the Association chaired by Lars-Christer Olsson (SWE), in a statement that News Tank Football has reproduced in full below.

"The…