Bayern Munich chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has hit out at proposals to expand the Champions League and questioned the motives behind creating new and bigger competitions at club and international level. His comments come amid talk of expanding the Champions League to create extra matchdays in the group stage, thereby further growing revenue for clubs. Of the Champions League proposals, he said: "We must refuse that. "There is no reason to change the Champions League format, we're trying to fix something that isn't broken." Rummenigge's club Bayern itself is in rude health, coming fourth in the latest Deloitte Football Money League with revenue of 660.1 million euros ($726m) last year.

Source: Punch January 29, 2020 19:07 UTC