{"id":14553,"date":"2020-05-11T18:39:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T22:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14553"},"modified":"2020-05-13T12:40:14","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T16:40:14","slug":"no-plans-to-change-champions-league-qualification-says-uefa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14553","title":{"rendered":"No Plans To Change Champions League Qualification Says UEFA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2.53565498.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2.53565498.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2.53565498-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>UEFA has insisted it is not thinking about amending any qualification for the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>The body is monitoring the situation, with the coronavirus pandemic having stopped football across the world.<\/p>\n<p>A statement read: \u201cUEFA has never considered depriving domestic champions of their genuine right to try to achieve qualification through on-pitch performance for the UEFA Champions League Group Stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUEFA wishes to clarify that it is currently simply monitoring the evolution of the situation and any potential impact on the format of qualifying rounds for next year\u2019s club competitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo date, no specific options have been developed for the format of qualification for European club competitions.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-14553\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14553&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-14553\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14553&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-14553\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14553&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=14553\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UEFA has insisted it is not thinking about amending any qualification for the Champions League. 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