The Duke of Cambridge,who is president of the UK’s Football Association,went public with his concerns amid a fierce backlash to the proposal.
This is a moment football fans have feared for decades,and has the potential to kill the special tension and romance at the heart of the entire sport.
In what would be the biggest shake-up of club football in a generation,a group of 12 elite European sides have announced plans for a breakaway league.
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool will finish the season without a trophy,while Pep Guardiola’s Man City side finally advanced to the semi-finals on the fifth attempt.
A lacklustre Real Madrid struggled to break down a 10-man Atalanta outfit in Italy while in Budapest Manchester City extended their winning run to 19 matches.
Spanish powerhouse Real Madrid have been eliminated from the Copa del Rey by minnows Alcoyano,who were also down to 10 men in extra time.
Real Madrid's Champions League fate is out of their hands after the Spanish powerhouse fell to Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk for the second time this campaign.
An injury-time goal from Casemiro followed an 87th-minute strike from Karim Benzema rescued Real Madrid a point from their clash with Borussia Monchengladbach.
A Shakhtar Donetsk side missing 10 players have pulled off one of the great upsets while Socceroos midfielder Awer Mabil had a Champions League baptism of fire.
Isolated and not on speaking terms with manager Zinedine Zidane,the Welsh striker escaped the sour Real atmosphere to rejoin Tottenham.
Cristiano Ronaldo did all he could as Juventus were knocked out by Olympique Lyonnais while Real Madrid handed Manchester City a sport in the quarter-finals.