Football: English Premier League Set To Reduce To 18 Clubs Per Season
Mirror
The Football Association is reportedly
set for talks with the Premier League
over reducing the number of teams
involved in England’s top flight.
FA chairman Greg Dyke – who is
responsible for finding ways to
improve the national team – is
behind the plot.
The Times report that Dyke plans to
speak to Premier League chief
executive Richard Scudamore about
cutting the division down by two
teams.
That would, however, have a knock-
on effect on the tiers below. So,
representatives from the
Championship, League One and
League Two would also need to be
consulted.
The size of England’s top flight last
changed in 1992 an extra team was
relegated from the Premier League
and one fewer was promoted to
reduce the number from 22 to 20.
Any move to carry out this plan is
likely to be met by huge opposition
from clubs in the country’s top two
tiers, while the effect it would have
on the hopes of the national team
are debatable.
The idea is that with fewer games to
play England’s stars will be less tired
by the time competitions come
around.
But current broadcasting contracts
run until 2019 so any deal would be
unlikely before then.
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