Platini and G14 heading toward accord

UEFA president Michel Platini is close to agreeing to give the G14 a bigger say in how things are done.

UEFA's previous stance was that the G14 should disband and use the UEFA club forum as a means for change. But major clubs believe the forum is not strong enough to make changes happen.

The G14 still is battling FIFA over the release of players for international duty, and appears far from a compromise on that front.

"We are hopeful of a deal with Uefa," G14 general secretary Thomas Kurth told BBC. "We believe awarding the clubs a share of the revenue generated by the competition would recognise the contribution the clubs make to international football. It would not just be G14 clubs benefiting but all clubs with players in the finals.

"Hopefully this will be agreed before the start of the finals and could lead to a memorandum of understanding being signed next year."

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