A landmark legal challenge could open the door to Celtic and Rangers leaving the SPFL, according to a top sports lawyer.
FC Swift Hesperange of Luxembourg are attempting to take UEFA to court over rules blocking them from taking part in a cross-border league with clubs from Belgium and the Netherlands. Swift want to be allowed to join a proposed Benelux League and are prepared to fight European football's governing body and the Luxembourgh Football Federation.
The case could potentially herald a major shift in the continent's football landscape and once again raise the prospect of Scotland's two biggest clubs departing the Premiership for a multinational division with access to higher TV revenue. Swift are arguing that "rules prohibiting clubs from creating and running transnational competitions" are blocking the club's potential for growth and have lodged a claim that could go all the way to the Court of Justice of the European Union.
