Europe's best clubs are overwhelmingly likely to drop proposals for a Super League with an announcement on the Champions League future expected soon.
The draw for the group stage of the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League takes place in Monaco on Thursday, but there won’t be many more editions of the tournament in its current format. Fans – and crucially clubs – appear weary at the way the competition is run and changes in the short term should ensure more excitement for viewers and more cash for clubs. UEFA – which faced down the threat of Europe’s most popular clubs breaking away to form a Super League earlier this year – looks to have kept those teams under its control, even if it has had to make big concessions.