Clubs would qualify based on 'historic performance' rather than their league position.This is going to cause a LOT of controversy. 😳
UEFA are still working on controversial plans to make Champions League qualification depend on a club's historical success, rather than its league position the previous season.
Plans to do so were criticised and laughed out of town a year ago, at the same time the cynical European Super League project was developing rapidly and ruthlessly.But the plans have now resurfaced and are back on the table.
The plans are likely to be raised this week, when UEFA holds its General Assembly in Vienna, Austria. Concerns over sporting integrity understandably remain, although UEFA President Alexander Ceferin tried to reassure listeners at a recent event by ensuring any change to the Champions League qualification process would bring"more places for smaller and mainly mid-sized leagues".This would likely benefit the big leagues in Europe, though.
With the Champions League being entirely controlled by UEFA, it is they who have the final say. Many stakeholders will be listening intently to the noises coming out of Vienna this week - where UEFA will next address the plans.
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