BRUSSELS: Top coaches including Chelsea’s Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger of Arsenal have backed Michel Platini’s plan to give domestic cup winners a place in the Champions League, a senior UEFA official said on Saturday.
UEFA president Platini met a number of Europe’s leading coaches on Friday including Mourinho, Wenger, Ottmar Hitzfeld of Bayern Munich, Inter Milan’s Roberto Mancini and Juande Ramos of Sevilla to discuss the reform of Europe’s elite club competition.
“We had a meeting with top coaches and managers to discuss a number of issues including the changes to the Champions League format and there were no negative statements or remarks with regard to the proposed changes,” Platini’s special adviser William Gaillard said.
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