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FILE - In this file photo dated Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, during his official presentation to fans. Nasser Al-Khelaïfi was picked to lead and repair the reputation of the European soccer clubs network on Wednesday April 21, 2021, after resisting offers to take his team into the ill-fated Super League that ended Wednesday after a massive backlash led by fans worldwide. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu, FILE)

PSG head to lead European clubs after Super League turmoil

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Italy's Andrea Agnelli, chairman of the European Club Association, ECA, speaks to the media, during a press conference after the general assembly of the European Club Association, ECA, in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

Clubs leader Agnelli stands by Champions League reform plan

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

The Champions League trophy is displayed before the UEFA group stage draw at the Grimaldi Forum, in Monaco, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

Closed Champions League foiled by revolt against elite clubs

By ROB HARRIS and GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

The Champions League trophy is displayed before the UEFA group stage draw at the Grimaldi Forum, in Monaco, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)

European Leagues detail post-2024 ideas for Champions League

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah kisses the trophy after winning the Champions League final soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, Saturday, June 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Italian clubs oppose Juventus-led Champions League plan

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Torino's Daniele Baselli and Lazio's Ciro Immobile, right, go for the ball during the Serie A soccer match between Torino and Lazio at Olympic stadium in Turin, Italy, Sunday, May 26, 2019. (Alessandro Di Marco/ANSA via AP)

More European clubs oppose plan to overhaul Champions League

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Ajax players celebrate after the final whistle of the Champions League, semifinal first leg soccer match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Tuesday April 30, 2019. Ajax beat Tottenham 1-0. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP)

European leagues: Most clubs oppose changes in competitions

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 24, 1995 file photo, Ajax players Clarence Seedorf, left, Frank Rijkaard, center, and Edgar Davids, right, hold the Champions League European Cup Trophy Aloft as they celebrate their 1-0 victory over AC Milan in Vienna. Ajax is a team that many soccer fans around the world just love to love, especially when they win with flair in a competition like the Champions League. Their victory against Juventus on Tuesday, April 16 - coming only a few weeks after the team eliminated three-time defending champion Real Madrid in the last 16 - put Ajax through to the semifinals 3-2 on aggregate. They will next face either Manchester City or Tottenham. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, file)

Clubs push for promotion-relegation in European competitions

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, center, celebrates after Tottenham's Toby Alderweireld scores an own goal past his goalkeeper during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Sunday, March 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

Leagues, clubs to meet for tricky Champions League talks

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2019, file photo, FIFA President Gianni Infantino holds the official ball of the upcoming Women’s Soccer World Championship as he poses for photographers during a press conference at the end of an executive committee meeting in Rome. FIFA's financial results underscore the glaring disparity between men and women’s soccer. “We need to try to find what is the most balanced way and I think we made a step and there will be many more steps going ahead,” Infantino said in October before his ruling council approved the 2019 Women’s World Cup prize scale. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

The Latest: Europe refusing to play in bigger Club World Cup

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General view of the UEFA Europa League draw at the Grimaldi Forum, in Monaco, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

European clubs group says UEFA is preparing 3rd competition

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FIFA president Gianni Infantino leaves at the end of European Club Association's (ECA) 20th General Assembly, in the organization's 10-year anniversary in Rome, Tuesday, March 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

European clubs push back at FIFA expansion plans

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press

The new chairman of the European Club Association, ECA, Italy's Andrea Agnelli attends a news conference after the plenary general assembly of the European Club Association, ECA, in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

Agnelli foresees Champions League peace, scheduling changes

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Barcelona president appointed to key UEFA panel

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FILE - In this Saturday, Feb 22, 2014 file photo UEFA President Michel Platini speaks during a press conference, one day prior to the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying draw at the Acropolis Convention Centre in Nice, southeastern France. Seeking to bolster national team football amid the rampant success of club competitions, UEFA’s 54 member countries voted Thursday to create the Nations League. UEFA boosted the new event by guaranteeing it would feed into qualifying for the 2020 European Championship. It could later be incorporated into European qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. “This is a very important decision for the future of football at the level of national teams,” UEFA President Michel Platini said Thursday after the unanimous vote at European football’s annual congress.. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)

UEFA countries vote for Nations League event

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

European clubs defend transfers from union attack

By JOSPEH WILSON - Associated Press