European Super League: UEFA prepared to discuss it

UEFA is prepared to discuss plans from European teams to create a continental league to replace the Champions League and UEFA Cup, according the French media reports. It is believed that UEFA president Michel Platini is prepared to work with clubs in the European Club Association (ECA) to get plans for an elite three-tiered ‘Super League’ off the ground.

Platini told France Football: "Everybody knows my philosophy about European competitions...but the world is changing and we must be careful about that."

"If it was up to me, I would revert to European Cups as they were at the beginning, with just knockout rounds. But we must listen carefully to any suggestion. If (clubs) come and talk to us, we would listen to them and then decide."

According to SportBusiness it is believed the ECA - which represents 137 leading teams including Manchester United and Real Madrid – discussed the plan during a meeting last week in Nyon, Switzerland.

The proposed Super League would be made up of three divisions with 20 to 22 clubs in each tier, and promotion and relegation would occur between the divisions each season.