UEFA will not change their rules on yellow cards for the Champions League for at least three years despite six players being suspended for the Chelsea v Bayern Munich final after being cautioned in the semi-finals.

The number of international matches played every year is likely to be slashed after European clubs and UEFA reached an agreement on proposals to change the international calendar.

EUROPE’S leading clubs want to reduce the number of internationals to just six a year, Manchester United’s chief executive David Gill revealed last night — a move which could spell the end of friendly matches.

Michel Platini has warned that even Europe’s biggest clubs will have to “face the music” if they do not comply with UEFA’s new financial fair play rules.

CHELSEA yesterday named Ron Gourlay as their new chief executive.

Chelsea chief operating officer Ron Gourlay has today been named as Peter Kenyon’s replacement as chief executive.

PETER KENYON, who announced his departure from Chelsea yesterday, left behind a mystery which even Dan Brown would struggle to decipher. Did he jump or was he pushed?

Clubs competing in the Champions League will learn tomorrow if they are to face stringent restrictions on spending on wages.