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UEFA president Ceferin calls on England to ditch Carabao Cup

Football would benefit if league cups - which France is scrapping this season - disappeared from the schedule, according to the official

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin believes English football needs to follow France's example and dispose of their league cup.

The Carabao Cup - founded in 1960 - is secondary to the FA Cup in stature in the English game, with many clubs using it to field heavily rotated line-ups.

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City have dominated with three straight triumphs, yet a number of leading managers have complained of packed fixture lists in recent years.