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UEFA chief calls reported world league plan 'far-fetched' and 'insane'

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UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin [Courtesy]

A proposal to create a two-division world soccer league for leading clubs is “far-fetched” and “insane”, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said in a statement on Friday.

The Financial Times and New York Times have reported that discussions led by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez have taken place over the possibility of setting up the league featuring the world’s richest clubs split into two divisions.

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