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G14 will not endorse Platini's CL plan
FIFA & UEFA - 17 September, 2007
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The domestic cup winners will not be given a Champions League place if the G14 has any say in the matter.
"We're opposed to giving cup winners a place in the Champions League," said G14's general manager, Thomas Kurth.
"We're very concerned about the quality of the competition and the damage this could cause,"
Platini's plans call for the Premier League's top three clubs and the FA Cup winners to qualify for the Champions League, and could possibly be instituted in 2009.
Platini's suggestions would give 16 cup winners a different direction to get into the Champions League and would give four automatic spots in the lucrative group stages.
UEFA's Professional Football Strategy Council discussed this previously but after the European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) voiced its opposition, Platini delayed the final vote by UEFA's executive board by a month.
The EPFL represents leagues such as the English Premier League, Spain's La Liga and Italy's Serie A, and was given a deadline of the end of October to come up with other suggestions.
FA chief executive, Brian Barwick, said Platini's plan is a "perfectly reasonable suggestion".
"We're opposed to giving cup winners a place in the Champions League," said G14's general manager, Thomas Kurth.
"We're very concerned about the quality of the competition and the damage this could cause,"
Platini's plans call for the Premier League's top three clubs and the FA Cup winners to qualify for the Champions League, and could possibly be instituted in 2009.
Platini's suggestions would give 16 cup winners a different direction to get into the Champions League and would give four automatic spots in the lucrative group stages.
UEFA's Professional Football Strategy Council discussed this previously but after the European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) voiced its opposition, Platini delayed the final vote by UEFA's executive board by a month.
The EPFL represents leagues such as the English Premier League, Spain's La Liga and Italy's Serie A, and was given a deadline of the end of October to come up with other suggestions.
FA chief executive, Brian Barwick, said Platini's plan is a "perfectly reasonable suggestion".
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