UEFA is set to outline proposals to change the format of the Champions League from 2024 in a meeting of its 55 national association members on Tuesday.
The governing body is hoping the new format, which will guarantee clubs more games and revenue, will avert the threat of a breakaway European Super League.
The new format would increase the number of clubs taking part in the competition from 32 to 36 with each team guaranteed at least 10 games against different opponents and the current group stages replaced by a single league based on the so-called “Swiss model”
Under the new proposals, it is understood three clubs will qualify based on their UEFA coefficient which looks at past performance, meaning European heavyweights such as Manchester United and Real Madrid could still qualify even if they missed out on qualification via the conventional route.
Players who compete in a European ‘Super League’ will be banned from FIFA competitions, world football’s governing body has said.
