Too many fixtures means Premiership clubs losing out

SVEN-Goran Eriksson warned that Premiership clubs will continue to undermine their own chances of winning the Champions League until they reduce the fixture congestion that has robbed him of eight England players.

Too many fixtures means Premiership clubs losing out
Mon, 02 Jun, 2003 - 01:00
Mark Bradley

Eriksson believes that the record of just one appearance by an English club in a Champions League or European Cup final for 18 years Manchester United in 1999 is set to continue without a major overhaul.

"If we don't start to think about it now, it will be another 18 years," he warned.

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