UEFA’s big-club plan is a Big Fix

O AND there we were thinking we had fought off plans for a European Super League. It turns out that UEFA were so violently opposed to the idea that they have started to introduce it themselves, by stealth.

Under a new plan, the winners of the FA Cup could qualify for the Champions League from 2024 but only if it’s not Crystal Palace. Or Brentford. Or West Ham. Or any club not deemed to have enough ‘historical significance’.

It’s a stitch-up, basically, to squeeze in another two spots for the big clubs. They are so desperate to keep the old powers of the game onside that they have to resort to this kind of pathetic gerrymandering to do it. At least the Big Six were open about their desires.