Добавить новость
ru24.net
TheSun.co.uk
Январь
2025
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

Wrexham’s European dreams shattered by FA as Ryan Reynolds’ club BLOCKED from entering new competition

0

WREXHAM’s hopes of competing in Europe have been dashed.

It comes after the Football Association blocked attempts to allow clubs playing in the English leagues to participate in the Welsh League Cup.

Getty
Wrexham’s European dream has been blocked by the FA after they were denied access to playing in the Welsh League Cup[/caption]

The new-look Welsh League Cup has been granted a Conference League qualification spot by UEFA.

And the Football Association of Wales (FAW) had wanted the EFL‘s Welsh clubs – Wrexham, Cardiff, Swansea and Newport – to participate.

However, the English FA board has rejected the proposal on the grounds it does not provide equal opportunity to other clubs in the English football pyramid.

A statement from the FA said: “The FA board has considered a request made by four Welsh clubs to take part in a restructured version of the FAW League Cup which would provide an opportunity to qualify for UEFA competition.

“As part of the request, the Welsh clubs would forfeit their existing right to qualify for UEFA club competitions through the English system whilst they remained members of the EFL.

“The Welsh clubs would then seek to qualify for UEFA competition via the English system should they be promoted to the Premier League.

“As a result of the request, the FA undertook a thorough consultation with stakeholders and invited submissions from the Welsh clubs.

“Following careful consideration, taking into account various factors including equal opportunity for clubs to participate in the same competitions, for the same rewards on an equal basis; concerns raised by stakeholders regarding competition integrity, fixture congestion and player welfare, and the impact on the standing of existing competitions, the FA board has rejected the request.

JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS

“It was noted that it is open to the Welsh clubs to choose whether or not to participate in the English or Welsh system based on their own assessment of the relative merits of participation in each system, but if they choose to participate in the English system they must do so on the same basis as the English clubs which participate in that system.”

If accepted the move would have handed the likes of Wrexham an additional revenue stream not accessible by their English EFL rivals.

The Red Dragons were the last Welsh EFL side to play in Europe via a Welsh competition, coming in 1995/96 through the Welsh Cup.

Since then, only Swansea have competed on the continent after winning the English League Cup in 2013.




Moscow.media
Частные объявления сегодня





Rss.plus




Спорт в России и мире

Новости спорта


Новости тенниса
Australian Open

Паула Бадоса одолела Кори Гауфф в четвертьфинале Открытого чемпионата Австралии.






Путин заявил о готовности спокойных переговоров с Трампом

В Москве построили и ввели в эксплуатацию газовую котельную для комплекса «Олимпийский»

Песков анонсировал визит Путина в МГУ для награждения коллектива орденом

Теперь вы можете оценить работу общественного транспорта легко и быстро