Premier League clubs wanted 28-man squad for Europe
Atlético Madrid among Spanish clubs with reservations
Uefa has rejected requests from English clubs to increase the size of Champions League squads to 28 next season, following a backlash led by their counterparts in Spain.
As reported by The Guardian the issue of larger squad sizes was discussed at a meeting of Uefa’s club competitions committee last month, but the proposal has not been put forward for the next meeting of Uefa’s executive committee, which will take place before the Europa League final in Istanbul on 20 May.
It is understood that the regulations for next season’s Champions League have since been signed off by the competitions committee without any change to the long-established 25-man squad size, although the subject could be revisited ahead of the 2027-28 season, which will be the first of Uefa’s next four-year TV rights cycle.
