Champions League ‘Super League’, the wet dream of many a European top club, seems unrealistic, so UEFA and the ECA (European Club Association) in full swing on a revamped Champions League. Who would be in 2024 was introduced, writes Bild Sport . With the national club competitions as the main victim.
Behind closed doors UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, and Andrea Agnelli, president of the ECA and of Juventus, agree on the format of a gerevolutioneerde Champions League. The three main changes should be as follows.
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The matches of the UEFA Champions League as we know it since 1992, took place on Tuesday or Wednesday. This has to change. Not more in the week, the weekend should be played. The reason is obvious: money. Weekend football brings more spectators to the leg, there may be more money generated from the tv rights and so can the vetpotten for the participating clubs can be further increased. In addition, thanks to earlier starting times also the important Chinese market to be served. That has always been a goal of the UEFA, and now apparently also from ECA. Currently start the CL matches in the Chinese capital Beijing at 4 o’clock in the morning.
