January 16 – Bundesliga boss Christian Seifert has warned UEFA and FIFA not to even think about using weekends for any future expansion of international competitions.
Both organisations in some shape or form are stepping up or considering stepping up club competitions and there has also been speculation about staging Champions League games at weekends to boost viewership.
But Seifert said: “We are viewing the potential expansion of competition ideas very critically.”
“That goes especially for any expansion of club competitions of international federations to what are today regular matchdays for domestic leagues, for example the weekend.”
“Should this red line be crossed, then we would have to look at legal action… It would not be acceptable to shock the entire football structure with such actions.”
Seifert is the new chairman of the World Leagues Forum, which represents professional association football leagues.
“The weekend must belong to the national leagues. This is the heart of professional football,” he said.
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