‘Swiss system’ would see 36 teams each play 10 group matchesTransfer ban between
Champions League clubs is discussedAgreement on a new “ideal” Champions League is imminent, according to the man who represents Europe’s biggest clubs, which may put pressure on the
Premier League to reduce its fixture list in future if it is to benefit.
Andrea Agnelli, the chairman of the European Clubs Association, said on Monday he expects a reshaped Champions League to be agreed within weeks. The
Juventus president wants an expanded competition to be just the start of wide-ranging reforms at the top of the game that could mean the overall number of domestic games in
England is reduced and a ban on transfers between elite sides.