| Michel Platini, current president of the | | | | weekend and not on a weekday. The Champions |
| UEFA, made his suggestion in a conference | | | | League and European Cup finals have by |
| between the UEFA organization and | | | | tradition been played on a Wednesday evening |
| representatives. Such proposals may begin in | | | | since the first final was held back in 1956. |
| 2009 where the Premier League's top three | | | | |
| along with the FA Cup winners would be | | | | Platini's concern has nothing to do with the |
| eligible for qualification. | | | | popular teams outlining a break free rivalry |
| | | | due to his reduction proposal being that |
| Other changes Platini has in mind would be | | | | quoting his own words, "You are not a top |
| rescheduling the final of the Champions | | | | club unless there are some bass players. Our |
| League from midweek to a weekend and six of | | | | system is formed on solidarity". "When clubs |
| the competitions spots to be set aside for | | | | wanted to leave before it was a disaster, not |
| the victors of the 40 lowest leagues within | | | | just for football, but them as well." |
| the 50 member countries of UEFA. The winners | | | | |
| of the top twelve clubs will mechanically be | | | | He also confessed that his tender that the |
| eligible for the stage. | | | | Champions League final is played in a stadium |
| | | | with a capability in surplus of 75,000 would |
| One of his points of support as to the change | | | | list Wembley more frequently, and mentioned |
| of the date would be the absence of family | | | | his worry regarding the number of Premier |
| members and children at the past final held | | | | League clubs under foreign possession, but |
| last May in Athens, where he strongly feels | | | | acknowledged there was not much he could do |
| the scenario would have been much different | | | | about it. |
| if the match would have been held during the | | | | |