Amidst a relatively small amount amount of publicity the changes to the UEFA Cup have been announced. There are some significant changes with teams playing each other home and away in the group stages, but the authorities seem to think that the major change is the the new name for the competition. The Europa League.
Uefa president, Michel Platini said, “I am convinced the new format will give the Uefa Europa League a successful new impetus. These changes will improve this historic competition, which is very important for Uefa and for European football as it gives more fans, players and clubs the thrill of European club football.”
Right. So, the most important man in European football has spoken out about use of technology to eradicate terrible decisions being a bad idea. He says that Arsene Wenger is bad for football and now he says that he thinks a cup will become more successful because it is called the Europa League rather than the UEFA Cup.
Why should European football worry when we have such a sensible leader?
(Source – BBC)
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