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The Guardian // Sport // Football

Blow for EFL clubs’ European hopes as FA blocks Welsh League Cup plan

Friday 17th January 2025, 1:00PM

EFL’s Welsh clubs could qualify for Europe via new routeChange would mean no qualification via English cupsThe Football Association is set to block a proposal to allow the English Football League’s Welsh clubs from competing in a new Welsh League Cup next season in what would represent a major blow to Wrexham’s European ambitions.The EFL is understood to have raised objections to a request from the FA of Wales for Wrexham, Cardiff, Swansea and Newport to take part in an expanded League Cup, which they hope will generate £3m a year in additional revenue. Getting bigger clubs into European competition could also improve Wales’s Uefa coefficient. Continue reading...

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