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Uefa denies All-Star plan to team up Messi and Ronaldo............

by Kris Voakes



The European chiefs have told Goal there are no plans to create an annual fixture which would see the game's leading stars come together for a one-off clash
Uefa has denied reports emanating from Spain that it is in discussions to launch a US-style 'All-Star Game' which would see Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo team up for the first time in their careers.

El Mundo Deportivoclaimed that the European governing body has been considering replicating the system used in baseball and basketball which sees the best players from across the competition selected to participate in an annual one-off fixture.

The touted system would have seen Europe split into northern and southern regions: the English and Russian Premier Leagues would join Germany’s Bundesliga in the former and the latter would group together the Spanish Liga, France's Ligue 1 and Italy's Serie A.

It was suggested that there would be a three-player limit from a single team in order to spread representation and to avoid penalising a small number of teams by adding an extra game for many players' schedules.

And while the prospect of Messi and Ronaldo being brought together in the same side for the first time as part of the Southern Europe XI has piqued the interest of many supporters, Uefa has told Goal that there is no talk of any such All-Star event in the pipeline.

"This topic is not being discussed by Uefa and there are currently no such plans," a Uefa spokesman confirmed.

The most famous example of an All-Star fixture currently being used in football is the Major League Soccer clash in the US, which sees the league's best players compete in an annual friendly match against invited European opponents.


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