Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Clubs say new Champions League fairer and more lucrative (Reuters)

European Club Association (ECA) Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge arrives for a news conference after ECA's 17th General Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, September 6, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

By Brian Homewood GENEVA (Reuters) - European clubs are anticipating another windfall after changes to the Champions League and say the new system will be fairer as well as making them richer. The European Clubs Association (ECA) said it expected revenue from the Champions League and Europa League to jump from 2.35 billion euros ($2.62 billion) per season to around 3 billion euros from 2018-19, when the changes, announced by UEFA last month, come into force. ECA chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge also ruled out talk of a breakaway Super League in the foreseeable future, saying the clubs wanted to remain united.


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