In a move that will pitch European football's 'haves' against its 'have nots', European Professional Football Leagues' board of directors has accused UEFA of breaching the terms of the deal that governs European club competitions.
This follows UEFA's move to give four guaranteed Champions League group-stage places to the top four leagues - the Bundesliga, La Liga, the Premier League and Serie A - and redistribute the prize money to better reward historic success in European football.
The EPFL, which is meeting at Ajax's De Toekomst headquarters in Amsterdam, says these reforms were made "without the support and consensus" from the domestic leagues.
" This decision will have a detrimental impact on domestic competitions and will lead to an exponential growth in the financial and sporting gap between the biggest clubs in Europe and all the others," a statement from the EPFL board of directors said
"As a result of the decision taken by UEFA, the EPFL believes that UEFA has breached the Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations.
"In the event that the EPFL were to terminate the MoU as a result of such breach, this would give all European leagues total freedom to schedule their matches as they see fit, including on the same days and at the same kick-off times as UEFA club competitions."
Source : PA
Source: PA