Reuters - Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said UEFA's proposed changes to the Champions League do not respect the "sporting merit" of Europe's elite club competition. "The model that is proposed for the modern Champions League, I don't like it at all," Wenger, now FIFA's head of global development, told BeIN Sports. Europe's top leagues, including the Premier League, want UEFA to reconsider the plans amid concerns over fixture congestion. "As long as we in the game don't respect the sporting merit in a logical way, we are not right," he said. "All people who play top-level competition would say you have to keep the merit of the quality of your performance."

Source: Egypt Today February 18, 2021 08:03 UTC