首相 League and 国家の League 'in 会談 over new cup 競争'... just days after 議論の的になる 決定／判定勝ち（する） to 捨てる FA Cup replays

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The 首相 League and 国家の League are 報道によれば in 会談 about setting up a new cup 競争.

It was 発表するd last week that FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first 一連の会議、交渉／完成する onwards?starting next season, まっただ中に 関心s over fixture congestion.

The 決定／判定勝ち（する） was 非難するd by a number of EFL clubs and fans, but Mail Sport 明らかにする／漏らすd that it was surprisingly 支援するd by the 国家の League.

The 推論する／理由 behind this may now have become clearer, as によれば The 運動競技の, discussions have been held f or the 最高の，を越す 16 teams from the fifth tier to play 16 Under 21 味方するs from the 首相 League.

It is understood that the 提案するd 競争 would have four groups of eight teams, four from each 分割, and the 国家の League teams would play the 首相 League Under 21 outfits at home.

The 決定／判定勝ち（する） to 捨てる FA Cup replays from the first 一連の会議、交渉／完成する onwards was 発表するd last week

It has now been 報告（する）／憶測d that the 国家の League are in 会談 with the 首相 League over setting up a new cup 競争

The 国家の League clubs would not play each other, and would receive all of the gate 領収書s and half of the prize money, with the other half 存在 put aside to be 分裂（する） between the 56 teams not 参加するing in the 競争 from the 国家の League, 国家の League North and 国家の League South.

The 競争 is 始める，決める to be ひどく subsidised by the 首相 League if it is given the green light.?

The groups would be decided on a 地域の basis, although this is likely to not be the 事例／患者 once the ノックアウト 行う／開催する／段階s arrive. The final 判型 of the 競争 is still to be agreed.

The 運動競技の's 報告（する）／憶測 明言する／公表するs that the idea for the 競争 is based on the 存在するing EFL トロフィー, which has been in place since 存在 設立するd in 1981.

This consists of 64 clubs, 48 from the League One and League Two along with 16 Under 21 teams from the 首相 League and 選手権 with '部類 one' 学院s.

The final is held every year at Wembley, and this could also be the 事例／患者 with the new 提案するd cup 競争.

There had been 計画（する）s for the 存在するing EFL トロフィー to 潜在的に be 拡大するd, with all 20 首相 League clubs 存在 招待するd and more group games put in place, but this now appears ありそうもない.

But the new 競争 may only 怒り／怒る fans more, as it has been pencilled in to start の直前に Christmas in a period that will be 解放する／自由なd up by the axing of FA Cup replays.

The move to get rid of FA Cup replays has 証明するd 極端に 議論の的になる, with EFL clubs 主張するing they were not 協議するd by the FA or their own league 事前の to the 告示 存在 made.

The 提案するd new cup 競争 would be based on the 存在するing EFL トロフィー that was won by Peterborough earlier this month

首相 League 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある Richard Masters (pictured) spoke on Friday about his 関心s with the football calendar, but a new cup 競争 could now be introduced

Even with their 除去, 首相 League clubs are 直面するing more fixture 大混乱 next season after the 提案するd schedule was 解放（する）d earlier this week.

As things stand, there are 現在／一般に 多重の 衝突／不一致s between European and 国内の games に引き続いて the 拡大 of the 支持する／優勝者s League, while the 中央の-season break has been 除去するd.

首相 League 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある Richard Masters raised his 関心s about the football calendar at the 48th European Leagues General 議会 圧力（をかける） 会議／協議会 in London on Friday, （人命などを）奪う，主張するing the schedule is 現在／一般に at a 'tipping point' and that 'something has to give'.

However, if the new cup 競争 between 国家の League and 首相 League Under 21 teams goes ahead, the calendar is only 始める，決める to get even busier.?