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Supersizing the Champions League will widen the 'obscene' gap between rich clubs and the rest, threaten the FA Cup and take away the excitement for fans, warn Gary Neville and David Bernstein

Expanding the Champions League will threaten the FA Cup and widen the 'obscene' gap between the richest clubs and the rest in English football, Gary Neville and David Bernstein have claimed.

Sky TV pundit Neville and former FA chairman Bernstein have spoken out on controversial UEFA proposals to increase the teams in the competition from 32 to 36 and raise the number of matches by 100.

Their campaign group, Saving the Beautiful Game, has issued an analysis of the UEFA plans, which they claim will simply benefit the biggest clubs and make it harder for aspiring teams to reach the top.