In 2019, the head of UEFA refused to change the format of the Champions League

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3 years ago

February 27, 2023

Jon

In 2019, the head of UEFA refused to change the format of the Champions League

Former president of Juventus Andrea Agnelli said that in 2019 the boss Uefa Alexander Ceferin refused to change the format of the Champions League.

In 2019, Aleksander Čeferin and I were ready for change. The best clubs of the European Clubs Association (ECA extension) agreed to a new format. But the middle farmers of the big leagues, the bosses of the strongest leagues and some federations saw a threat in the new format. Therefore, Čeferin decided not to implement the changes.

The clubs wanted to update and improve the European football system. When Uefa stood in their way, plans arose to create new competitions with teams ECA extension. Whether that will be successful now depends on the European Court of Justice.

Because I didn’t fight for change Uefa from inside? It was an internal struggle, I could not win it. Even with the knowledge that the current system does not offer a future for teams like Ajax, Anderlecht, Celtic, Benfica, Panathinaikos, Red Star and others.

Therefore, it is necessary to go further, to look for other ways to develop European football.

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

I’m a sports enthusiast and journalist who has worked in the news industry for over 8 years. I currently work as an author at Sportish and my work focuses mainly on sports news.

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CSKA offered 50 million euros for the transfer of Levante striker Etta-Eyong

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December 29, 2025

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CSKA offered 50 million euros for the transfer of Levante striker Etta-Eyong

Russian football club CSKA made an offer to transfer the Cameroonian striker to Spanish Levante Carla Etta-Eyonga for an amount of 50 million euros. El Chiringuito TV reports it.

According to the source, Levante had previously rejected the initial offer CSKA for 30 million euros. If the deal goes through, the Cameroonian striker’s transfer will become the most expensive in the history of national football. At the moment the most expensive is the transfer of the Brazilian Malcolm to Zenit St. Petersburg (41.5 million euros).

Etta-Eyong is 22 years old and has been playing for Levante since September 2025. This season he has played 16 matches in different tournaments, scoring 6 goals and providing 3 assists. The striker played 5 matches for the Cameroon national team, scoring 1 goal.

Source: Soccer Ru

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Dynamo planned to fire Shovkovsky in the summer. Why did you wait four months?

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3 hours ago

December 29, 2025

Gary

Dynamo planned to fire Shovkovsky in the summer. Why did you wait four months?

Former coach of Dynamo Kiev Alexander Showkovsky He should have been sacked in August after a poor performance in the Champions League qualifiers.

The blue-whites, who lost twice to Cypriot Paphos in the 3rd round of the European Cup (0:1 and 0:2), were relegated to the Europa League and then promoted to the Conference League.

“I know that Dinamo management believes that a change of coach could and should be made in the summer, after they lost to Paphos in the Champions League qualifiers.

Then an opportunity arose. But the necessary candidate was not available,” the source said.

Due to the lack of alternatives, the president of the Kiev club decided to leave Shovkovsky as head coach, but in November the Ukrainian specialist was nevertheless fired and left Dynamo.

Source: Sport UA

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Ronaldo received the award for best player in the Middle East

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4 hours ago

December 29, 2025

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Ronaldo received the award for best player in the Middle East

Al-Nasr forward Cristiano Ronaldo he received an award from the Globe Soccer Awards as the best player from the Middle East. The ceremony took place on Sunday evening.

Ronaldo has been performing in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of 2023.

Source: Soccer Ru

Jon

I’m a sports enthusiast and journalist who has worked in the news industry for over 8 years. I currently work as an author at Sportish and my work focuses mainly on sports news.