(Reuters) - UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said on Friday that no changes will be made to the Champions League format without consulting with Europe's national association members.
European soccer's governing body UEFA is working with the European Club Association , whose members include all of the continent's biggest clubs, to redesign European competition after the current international calendar ends in 2024.
"We will not decide anything without taking everyone's views into account. We would never accept changes that would harm European football," Ceferin said in a statement after meeting heads of 55 national associations members in Budapest. Several league representatives who were present at a meeting with UEFA last week have said they were presented with a proposal to create a three-tier European league with promotion and relegation between each division.
The German and French football leagues both rejected the proposal earlier this week, while the French league said it would suggest an alternative in the next few days.
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