Glasgow Old Firm united in opposition to plans for Champions League closed shop

Rangers boss Mark Warburton has hit out at plans which could transform the Champions League into a closed shop accessible only to Europe’s biggest clubs.

The Ibrox manager is concerned after Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge raised the prospect of a continental super-league made up of 20 clubs from England, Spain, Germany, Italy, and France.

Scottish PFL chief executive Neil Doncaster subsequently warned of a “sinister” plot to deny champions from smaller countries the chance to play in Europe’s elite tournament and Hoops chief executive Peter Lawwell has joined forces with Rangers counterpart Stewart Robertson and Aberdeen’s Duncan Fraser to fight the move.