2023-12-21 17:06:31
The decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union, which found the UEFA monopoly to be irregular and which found that the rules requiring club football competitions to obtain authorization from Fifa or UEFA violated the Union law, continues to provoke reactions in world football.
Latest strong position taken: that of PSG. In a press release, its president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi indicates that: “Paris Saint-Germain totally and completely rejects any project for a so-called Super League, which has been the case since day one and will always remain so. As a proud European institution, PSG supports the principles of the European sporting model, the values of open competition and inclusion, and works with all recognized stakeholders of European football – especially with supporters and players, who are at the heart of heart of football.
A little earlier, this Thursday, at around 2 p.m., Aleksander Ceferin, the president of UEFA, and Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, but this time with his hat as president of the ECA (European Club Associations), had held a press conference to clarify their point of view.
And the president of PSG was clear: “They (the organizers of the Super League) see it as a victory but I don’t see it like that. This judgment does not concern the Super League, it considers our rules. And we’ve been changing them a lot for several years. »
“Paris Saint-Germain totally and completely rejects any plans for a so-called Super League, which has been the case since day one and always will be.
As a proud European institution, PSG supports the principles of the European sporting model, the values… pic.twitter.com/firty0A5Cq
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) December 21, 2023
An opinion shared by Aleksander Ceferin, who clarified that the CJEU ruling is not as negative as it seems. “The CJEU has not given the green light or approved the Superleague, under any circumstances,” he assured. There is also a striking contrast between the CJEU press summary and the judgment itself. The judgment is in fact positive…”
The UEFA president was rather mocking with the leaders of Real Madrid and Barcelona, who are at the origin of this project and this procedure before the CJEU. “We are not going to try to stop them,” he assured. I have said it publicly several times, they can create whatever they want, I hope they create the best possible league with two clubs. I hope they know what they’re doing, but I’m not sure. »
According to the two men, as well as Javier Tebas, president of La Liga, and Ronan Evan, president of the football supporters association, all clubs and all leagues, except the few who want to keep the project alive. “I received 40 or 50 calls from several clubs and leagues,” assured Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. There is a social contract between us, all stakeholders stick together in this. The ECA is very proud to be a partner of UEFA and to participate in European competitions. All clubs are part of the ECA, except two or three. And we all have the same goal. »
Supporters and players are also opposed to this new competition. “The Super League had not been abandoned because of the rules before, it had been abandoned because we had mobilized against it,” recalled Ronan Evan. And we remain on this path. Our position is very clear: there is no place for the Super League in European football. »
#PSG #totally #completely #rejects #socalled #Super #League #project #Nasser #AlKhelaïfi