European Club Association (ECA) chairman Andrea Agnelli blamed criticism of the proposal on "protectionism" among Europe's big five leagues and added: "This reform is not really about the big clubs. The ECA, whose members include all of the continent’s biggest clubs, is working with UEFA to redesign European competition from 2024. The ECA plan, according to European Leagues officials who have seen it, foresees a three-tier league with promotion and relegation between each tier. It's not about tier one (the Champions League)." he said, suggesting that a guaranteed place in European competition would help them and clubs of a similar stature.

Source: The Star June 06, 2019 17:03 UTC