As a result of the expiry of a Memorandum of Understanding between EPFL and UEFA on March 15, European leagues will be able to schedule matches on the same days and times as UEFA club competitions.

The body called for cooperation with UEFA at their Assembly in Porto by calling for the extraordinary General Assembly, which would take place in Geneva.

It is likely that the EPFL, who represent over 900 clubs in 32 football leagues, will decide whether the expired arrangement should change in the future at the Assembly on June 6.

Should domestic matches clash with UEFA club competitions, it could have wide ranging effects on attendance and viewing figures for the latter’s matches, as well as potentially impacting on sponsorship and television income.

The EPFL also reiterated their concerns about UEFA’s reforms of the Champions League and Europa League.

“On the occasion, the leagues reiterated their serious concerns with respect to the reform of UEFA’s club competitions for the cycle 2018-2021 and its detrimental impact on the competitive balance of domestic competitions and on the development of professional football as a whole,” an EPFL statement read.

“The EPFL’s goal is to enhance and protect competitive balance in league competitions in the interest of all its member leagues and the vast majority of professional clubs and national association in Europe.”

A key change in the Champions League for the 2018-21 cycle will see the top four nations receive a guaranteed four places in the group stage of the competition.

Currently Spain, Germany, England and Italy occupy those positions in the rankings, with their teams set to avoid playing in the qualifying play-off stage as a result of the move.

It would also mean that half of the 32 team group stage would be made up of teams from these nations.

UEFA’s have claimed the Champions League must retain its position as the best club competition in the world, with the competition needing an increased sporting value to maintain interest.

The European Club Association (ECA) General Assembly approved the changes earlier this week, with the organisation comprising of 155 member clubs.

The EPFL have also announced that the Austrian, Belgian, Danish, Israeli, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish and Swiss league have agreed to cooperate with Perform Group, Sportradar and Genius Sports to make available official betting data collection.

They will also  supply rights for their matches on a non-exclusive basis for an initial three-year period.

It is claimed the leagues’ official betting data partners will receive access to optimal, secure positions in-stadia for the collection of live data allowing them to offer the most accurate and reliable data services to their betting operator customers.

The EPFL claim the partnerships will generate a fair commercial return while providing greater control and comfort over the integrity of the data that powers betting markets on their matches.