‘Historic’ Court ruling set to change European football amidst clash between UEFA and European Super League

The European Super League might just be making a comeback, and here's how.

‘Historic’ Court ruling set to change European football amidst clash between UEFA and European Super League

Florentino Perez claims that the ESL can mark a new era in football. (Via X/@MadridFooty & eurofootcom)

The European Super League sounds like a distant dream for football fans. However, UEFA and the European Super League are set to battle it out in front of a European Court of Justice. In short, the court will decide whether UEFA reserved the right to ‘block’ and sanction the participants of the proposed Super League. This will also refute UEFA’s imposed ‘monopoly’ on European competitions.

The Super League was formed in 2021, when several top clubs, including the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, AC Milan, Juventus, Inter Milan, and Atletico Madrid joined hands. The proposed project would see 12 founding members (clube mentioned above plus the Premier League ‘Big 6’) form a 20-team league. The competition would feature more ‘exciting’ games regularly between top teams.

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Fast forward to the present day, A22, the company in charge of forming and hosting the new competition (Super League) are hoping for a positive ruling by the Court.

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Their proposed ‘anti-monopoly’ case will refute UEFA’s and FIFA‘s solitary claim to regulate, gatekeep, and operate the premier European competition. Even though a positive ruling may offer a significant boost to the proposed competition, there is much to be done before the league is implemented.

European Super League – What next for European football?

The most recently proposed format of the ‘upcoming’ European Super League features a ‘multi-division’ competition. It will feature 60-80 teams and A22 have stressed that it will be ‘open to all’. The initial criticism against the Super League stemmed from the fact that the original 15 founding teams were immune to relegation, thereby ending the concept of being ‘open’ to all.

Fans protesting the proposed European Super League
Fans protesting the proposed European Super League. (Via X/@CFCDubois)

A22, being a new entrant into the market, will have to clear the initial hurdle of approval from the European Court. Subsequently, it will have to shift attention towards the will of individual clubs that have been ‘drafted’ to the competition. Furthermore, assessing existing agreements between the European Club Association and UEFA will be a daunting task.

UEFA judgement day will open a new, better era for football.
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A recently proposed television rights agreement worth £6.7 billion was announced in the Premier League. The establishment of such a Super League will threaten coverage rights and audiences of other top leagues in Europe. Therefore, participation in English clubs remains in the balance.

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