Portugal federation rejects league expansion
Reuters - Friday 16 March 2012, 08:45
Portugal's football federation (FPF) has
rejected a proposal to expand the country's Premier League by two teams as it
would undermines the sport's integrity, FPF boss Fernando Gomes said.
"The FPF says no to the proposal by the Professional Football League (LPFP)
that wanted, in practice, no club relegations this season," Gomes wrote in a
statement late on Thursday.
Earlier in the week the LPFP had approved the entry of two additional teams
to widen the Portuguese Premier League to 18 clubs.
However, the FPF said the proposal violated the credibility of Portuguese
football and compromised the basic principles of open competition.
League boss Mario Figueiredo had told Reuters in an interview that it made
sense to expand the top league in order to get extra revenue and capitalise on
its potential.