New plans have been proposed by the organisers of the controversial European Super League, which launched in 2021 with the backing of 12 of Europe's biggest clubs.
On Thursday, the planners of the Super League announced a new format for the contentious tournament.
The revised format would see between 60 and 80 teams compete in a "multi-divisional competition", with the idea already being publicly dismissed by outspoken LaLiga president Javier Tebas.
Chief executive of the A22 Sports Management Group, Bernd Reichart, insisted that teams would only be able to participate in the Super League if merited, after the initial format was strongly criticised for being exclusive to the world's richest clubs.
Reichart also said no clubs would hold a permanent membership in the league.
"The foundations of European football are in danger of collapsing," he told German newspaper Die Welt.
"It's time for a change. It is the clubs that bear the entrepreneurial risk in football. But when important decisions are at stake, they are too often forced to sit idly by on the sidelines as the sporting and financial foundations crumble around them.
"Our talks have also made it clear that clubs often find it impossible to speak out publicly against a system that uses the threat of sanctions to thwart opposition.
"Our dialogue was open, honest, constructive and resulted in clear ideas about what changes are needed and how they could be implemented. There is a lot to do and we will continue our dialogue."
The Super League was first launched in April 2021, backed by AC Milan, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
All six Premier League clubs withdrew from the competition after widespread backlash, with rumours suggesting that Real and Barcelona's president, Florentino Perez and Joan Laporta, have been pushing for the idea behind the scenes since.
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