UEFA ruling on Cup plan

UEFA insist full agreement between competing national associations must be given before progress can be made in establishing a North Atlantic League Cup.

Scottish Premier League chairman Lex Gold has revealed they are in negotiations with Holland, Belgium and Denmark over staging the competition which would take place during the winter break. Belgian side Standard Liege are reportedly the driving force behind the tournament which would pit the top four SPL clubs against the top four in each of the other countries. However, the European governing body warn that some of the hurdles which dogged the Old Firm’s hopes of joining the English league would still have to be negotiated before the green light was given.