(Reuters) - UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said on Friday that no changes will be made to the Champions League format without consulting with Europe's national association members. The initial proposal discusses a near-closed Champions League format, which has faced a backlash from several domestic leagues for favouring "rich and dominant" clubs. We would never accept changes that would harm European football," Ceferin said in a statement after meeting heads of 55 national associations members in Budapest. Several league representatives who were present at a meeting with UEFA last week have said they were presented with a proposal to create a three-tier European league with promotion and relegation between each division. The top tier — the equivalent of the Champions League — would include 32 teams, the top 24 of whom would keep their places for the next season.

Source: The Star May 17, 2019 15:56 UTC