The European Professional Football Leagues organisation is protesting changes to the Champions League.

Under new UEFA plans, the top-four Leagues in Europe will each be given four automatic group places for Champions League.

At the moment, that would see La Liga, the Bundesliga, the Premier League and Serie A send a combined 16 teams to the groups.

However, a meeting of the EPFL in Amsterdam today has brought a statement of condemnation relating to the proposed changes.

The European Professional Football Leagues organisation is protesting changes to the Champions League.

Under new UEFA plans, the top-four Leagues in Europe will each be given four automatic group places for Champions League.

At the moment, that would see La Liga, the Bundesliga, the Premier League and Serie A send a combined 16 teams to the groups.

However, a meeting of the EPFL in Amsterdam today has brought a statement of condemnation relating to the proposed changes.

“The European Leagues believe the way this process has been conducted by UEFA to be unacceptable for an organisation that claims to be the governing body of football in Europe,” a Press release reads.

“A major change in European football has been announced without the support and consensus of the organisers of domestic league football in Europe.

“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.”

The body is even threatening to tear up a current agreement which means league games and UEFA competitions aren’t scheduled for the same time.

“As a result of the decision taken by UEFA, the EPFL believes that UEFA has breached the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) 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.

“Finally, the EPFL calls on the new UEFA President, to be elected next week, to reconsider the reform relating to UEFA Club Competitions. The European Leagues stand ready to meet the new UEFA President to discuss these matters.”

The Lega Serie A did not attend the meeting, however representatives from Lega Serie B were present in Amsterdam.

Also represented were La Liga, Bundesliga, English Premier League, French Professional Football League, Russian Premier League, Liga Portugal, Dutch Eredivisie, Swiss Football League, Swedish Professional Football League, Danish Professional Football League, Scottish Professional Football Leagues.

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