Champions League expansion could be ‘devastating’, warns Palace's Parish

10-Mar-2021 13:53:03 | The Guardian

Steve Parish says reforms could spell end of League Cup
Decision on new competition structure is expected imminently

Proposed reforms to the Champions League would have a “devastating” effect on English football according to the Crystal Palace chairman, Steve Parish, as clubs from around Europe speak up against the plans.

With a decision expected imminently on the new structure of the competition – which would include 100 extra matches and four new “exclusive game weeks” running from Tuesday to Thursday – Parish said that the reforms would probably mean the end of the League Cup in England. “In the middle of a pandemic these decisions are made that may fundamentally change the view of football in domestic leagues forever,” he said. “From the point of view where we sit, this will have quite a devastating effect on domestic competition in England.

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Champions League expansion could be ‘devastating’, warns Palace's Parish