UEFA president Aleksander Cerefin has shut down rumoursthe governing body could take Champions League games out of Europe.Media reports emerged this week suggesting UEFAs executive committee were exploring options to stage marquee group stage encounters Darrell Green Jersey in neutral territory, such as the United States, China and the Middle East.These proposals would come on the back of a dramatic revamp of the competition Chase Young Jersey from 2024 onwards, which would see the group stage replaced by a league format.But plans to take matches further afield are hokum, according toCerefin, who shot down such suggestions when asked during a pre sconference on Wednesday.With all due respect Charles Mann Jersey to the media, it is impo sible to imagine what kind of news can get out there, he stated. We never discu sed this.But suddenly we can read in certain media that Jonathan Allen Jersey this will happen, although this was never mentioned. Go and ask UEFA directly. I would be in the know if there were any discu sions about playing Champions Leaguegames outside Europe, and I Camaron Cheeseman Jersey do not know anything about it.Real Madrid are the defending Champions League holders after edging Liverpool at the end of last season.