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Just a week after it was revealed that they were the driving forces behind Project Big Picture, Liverpool and Manchester United are reportedly in talks to establish a European Premier League.
The talks, estimated to be worth £ 4.6 billion, have been revealed by Sky News in another explosive power play by England’s two biggest teams to reshape the face of the game.
More than a dozen teams from England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain are in negotiations to become founding members of the competition.
Up to five English clubs could sign up to join it, and a tentative start date is said to have been discussed as early as 2022.
Sources said that FIFA, the world’s governing body for soccer, was involved in developing the new format, which is expected to comprise up to 18 teams and involve matches played during the regular European season.
The league’s top-ranked teams would then play in a knockout format to conclude the tournament, and prize money for the winners is expected to be worth hundreds of millions of pounds each year.
A soccer industry figure said a formal announcement on the plans was possible as early as the end of this month, although on Tuesday a number of key details, including the full list of participating clubs, had yet to be finalized and plans could still fall apart.
The source described it as “potentially the most important development in world club football for decades.”
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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