MICHEL PLATINI'S attempts to make European football more democratic would seem to be only half-complete.
MICHEL PLATINI'S attempts to make European football more democratic would seem to be only half-complete.
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Graeme Macpherson
The UEFA president took a look at the make-up of the Champions League group stages several years ago and decided more had to be done to ensure a greater percentage of domestic title-winners were represented, rather than having the places filled entirely by second, third or even fourth-placed finishers from the more prominent leagues.
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