European super league Archives

03 Jun

Juventus Withdraw From European Super League

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Juventus have requested to rejoin the European Club Association (ECA) after withdrawing from plans to form a European Super League. The Italian club were one of 12 who signed up to form a breakaway European Super League in 2021. The 12 teams, including six from the English Premier League, were excluded from the ECA in 2021 as a result, but nine have since been readmitted. Juventus are now set to become the 10th, leaving just Barcelona and Real Madrid clinging on to the European Super League dream. ECA chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi said: “ECA’s door is always open to clubs who believe in…

European Super League: Uefa And Fifa Rules Banning Breakaway League Unlawful, Says Court

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Uefa and Fifa are “abusing a dominant position” and their rules banning clubs from joining breakaway competitions like the European Super League are unlawful, the European Court of Justice has said. It had been claimed by the ESL and its backers, A22, that Uefa and Fifa were breaking competition law by threatening to sanction clubs and players who joined the breakaway league. A ruling on Thursday from Europe’s highest court found against the governing bodies. However, the court stated: “That does not mean that a competition such as the Super League project must necessarily be approved”. An initial report released…

European Super League: New Proposal Would Be Open Competition, Say Organisers

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A new-look European Super League would be a competition with no permanent members and based on sporting performance, says A22 chief executive Bernd Reichart. A22 Sports Management is a company promoting a revamped European league. The company backed a 12-club ESL proposal in 2021 that failed to materialise after protests against it. “The foundations of European football are in danger of collapsing,” Reichart told German newspaper Die Welt. “It’s time for a change. It is the clubs that bear the entrepreneurial risk in football. “But when important decisions are at stake, they are too often forced to sit idly by on the sidelines…