The proposal was made at the UEFA Congress on Thursday when European soccer's governing body sought new ways to tackle the perceived threat of the G14 group of wealthy clubs.

Earlier, the 52 national associations had unanimously approved a resolution that formalised their opposition to G14, vowing to defend the sport's interests in the face of recent challenges from "a self-appointed group of clubs".

"Football is about fairness, opportunity, excitement and variety," insisted the resolution, which was brought to the Congress by UEFA's Executive Committee.

"It is not a closed shop, where only the richest and most powerful are invited to the table."

The group, comprising 18 European clubs including Real Madrid, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Juventus, is pitted against UEFA, world governing body FIFA and the national associations in a court case in Charleroi, Belgium.

G14 wants the regulations surrounding the compulsory release of players for international matches changed and clubs to be compensated if players are injured playing for their countries.

It also wants executive representation within UEFA and more cash from the game's governing bodies as well as from the European Championship and World Cup.