English clubs’ plea for bigger Champions League squads rejected after Spanish backlash
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Premier League clubs wanted 28-man squad
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Atlético Madrid among clubs with reservations
Uefa has rejected requests from English clubs to increase the size of Champions League squads to 28 next season after a backlash led by their counterparts in Spain.
Larger squad sizes was one of the matters discussed at a meeting of Uefa’s club competitions committee last month, but the proposal has not been put forward for the next meeting of Uefa’s executive committee, which will take place before the Europa League final in Istanbul on 20 May.