Thursday, March 3, 2016

Sports executive in club talks says closed system has merits (The Associated Press)

Watford's Mario Suarez, left, and Manchester United's Morgan Schneiderlin battle for the ball during the English Premier League match between Watford and Manchester United at Old Trafford, Manchester, England, Wednesday March 2, 2016. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE

Closing off European soccer competitions to elite clubs could make them far richer, according to the American sports executive who has held talks with leading English Premier League teams about a shake-up to long-established league structures. Relevent Sports chairman Charlie Stillitano met Tuesday in London with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United about this year's International Champions Cup, an annual pre-season friendly tournament that's organized by his company. Stillitano confirmed Thursday that they also talked about ''restructuring the Champions League,'' an issue high on the European Club Association agenda amid a power vacuum at UEFA.


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