UEFA is to change the Champions League rules for next season to give home advantage to the best teams in the League Phase throughout the knockout rounds.
Europa League champions Sevilla and Copa Sudamericana winners Independiente del Valle will face each other on July 19 in the first edition of the “Club Challenge” tournament.
FIFA is facing a new battle against Europe’s major leagues over plans for a winter World Cup in Saudi Arabia in 2034 with sources telling ESPN that “concrete agreement” would be needed from leagues and players.
