The European Court of Justice ruled on Thursday that FIFA and UEFA may not ban football clubs from setting up a competition such as the Super League. According to the judge, a ban is against European rules.
The Court rules that UEFA, which faced clubs such as FC Barcelona and Real Madrid in the case, does not have a monopoly on organizing international football competitions. So far, UEFA has threatened to punish clubs with Super League plans.
The Court’s ruling could breathe new life into those plans and could lead to the international football landscape changing significantly in the coming years. Other clubs may now also be interested in a Super League.
There has been talk in football for years about the possible arrival of a Super League, a competition for Europe’s elite clubs. Initially, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Real, AC Milan, Internazionale and Juventus were committed to it.
Under pressure from UEFA, which claimed that a Super League was contrary to its own regulations and wanted to exclude the clubs involved from European tournaments as a punishment, a large number of them quickly dropped out.
Barcelona, Real and Juventus still have plans, which have changed somewhat over time. The competition should now consist of twenty clubs. Another twenty teams would then play one division lower. Clubs will remain active in their national competitions.
2023-12-21 09:09:06
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