Michael Wiederer, President of the European Handball Federation (EHF), has rejected the demands from the Bundesliga for more than two starting places in the Champions League. “In terms of quality, there are more teams in Germany than the intended two teams that could play in the Champions League,” said Wiederer in an interview with Mannheimer Morgen, but as the EHF you have to “keep an eye on handball across Europe” and can ” not a quarter of the starting places awarded to Germany. “
There can only be more German starters in the premier class if we increase the competition and play it with more teams, “said Wiederer. Most recently, sports director Oliver Roggisch from the two-time German handball champion Rhein-Neckar Löwen spoke out in favor of another Champions League starting place in the Bundesliga.
But “would a Champions League in football with six English clubs do the product any good? I don’t think so,” said Wiederer: “It’s an eternal challenge for the European Football Union, UEFA, with the pressure from the big clubs and the expectations of the strong ones Dealing with leagues and the consideration of smaller national associations. It’s just as much a balancing act as it is with us. “
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