Reform European football

Published by Gerrit De Feyter on Aug 31, 2006

So what we want is very clear:

- we want the Champions League to be open only to domestic league winners. Non-league winners, even if they're named Juventus or Real Madrid, should go into the UEFA Cup. Actual domestic champions of countries such as Ireland, Albania or Slovenia deserve to play the Champions League and to be given a chance to further develop.

- if the UEFA insists on allowing vice-champions: we will not encourage it, but if they do insist on it: a strict demand is that these all play qualifiers whereas champions (also of smaller leagues) are qualified directly.

- we want European cups to be restored to the original formats without seeded teams that are protected. The charm of European football is that the draw can put Madrid versus Bayern Munich in the first round, while Llanelli faces La Valetta. We do not want bigger teams to have a protected status so that they avoid each other until the final stages of the European cups.

- if possible (though no strict demand) we want the European Cup for national cup winners back.

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