MADRID (Reuters) - Former Brazil striker Ronaldo has rubbished the idea of a European Super League replacing the Champions League, suggestingthat Europe's top clubs are using it as a means of extracting more money for themselves.
European soccer's governing body UEFA this week met with representatives from some of the continent's major clubs to discuss the proposal of replacing the elite competition with a league featuring promotion and relegation.
"I personally don't think there will be a European Super League. What they've managed to achieve with what the Champions League represents today is something that would take so much time to even get close to," said the Brazilian, who is president of La Liga side Real Valladolid, at a news conference.
"For me it would be a stupid idea to try and create a new competition given all the success that we've seen in the Champions League." "Look at the season they're having. They've reached the semis of the Champions League, won La Liga with a number of games to go, they're in the final of the Copa del Rey and that's not something you can just forget and throw away," he said.
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