Cross-border leagues can help prevent Champions League decline - SFA


Stewart Regan, CEO of the Scottish Football Association addresses a news conference after a meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) at the the FIFA headquarters in Zurich March 1, 2014. Players will no longer be able to raise their shirts and reveal a slogan or message on an undergarment following a ruling by soccer's rule-making body, the IFAB, said on Saturday. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: SPORT SOCCER) - RTR3FUW6

(Reuters) - Scottish FA chief executive Stewart Regan has backed the idea of cross-border leagues and believes they could also help maintain the popularity of the Champions League in the long run.

Regan thinks that the cross-border league concept could help close the gap between the haves and have nots in European football.

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