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FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, Bayern's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer lifts the trophy after the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Portugal. The 2021 Champions League quarterfinals will feature rematches from two of the past three finals, with defending champion Bayern Munich drawn on Friday March 19, 2021, to face Paris Saint-Germain. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, FILE)

UEFA set to decide next week on 36-team Champions League

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah challenges for the ball with Leipzig's Lukas Klostermann during the Champions League round of 16, first leg, soccer match between RB Leipzig and Liverpool at the Ferenc Puskas stadium in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Laszlo Balogh)

Soccer official wants Champions League entry shared wider

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Liverpool's Diogo Jota is tackled by Atalanta's Marten de Roon during the Champions League group D soccer match at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England on Nov. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

European leagues group says there’s room for more CL games

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 18, 2019 file photo, President of the European Leagues Lars-Christer Olsson, speaks during the European Leagues General Assembly press conference in London. Veteran soccer official Lars-Christer Olsson announced Friday Oct. 9, 2020 that he is stepping down in March including as a member of UEFA’s executive committee. Olsson is chairman of the 29-nation European Leagues group and has helped resist moves by top clubs to limit entry paths to the Champions League in 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Veteran UEFA soccer executive Olsson to step down

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Liverpool's Georginio Wijnaldum, left, celebrates scoring his side's third goal of the game during the Champions League Semi Final, second leg soccer match between Liverpool and Barcelona at Anfield, Liverpool, England, Tuesday, May 7, 2019. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)

Ceferin stresses big clubs with closed Champions League idea

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Liverpool's Divock Origi, right, celebrates scoring his side's fourth goal of the game during the Champions League Semi Final, second leg soccer match between Liverpool and Barcelona at Anfield, Liverpool, England, Tuesday, May 7, 2019. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)

UEFA puts future Champions League ideas to league officials

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - 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

Leagues want Europe to unite, oppose new FIFA competitions

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates at the end of the Champions League final soccer match between Juventus and Real Madrid at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, Saturday June 3, 2017. Real Madrid won 4-1. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

European leagues agree to a new cooperation deal with UEFA

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press