European super league, Boris Johnson promises a “legislative bomb” to stop it. The indiscretion, collected by the Guardian, refers to what the British premier said in this morning’s meeting with the leaders of English football. According to reports, Johnson, speaking to Premier League CEO Richard Masters, said the Super League project is “anti-competitive” and that “we should drop a legislative bomb to stop it and we should do it now”.
The reference, as also emerged yesterday, could be that of the use of the competition laws in force in the United Kingdom, with an ad hoc application to the Superlega project, which does not provide for relegations and promotions and therefore excludes free competition.
Premier League evaluates “all actions to prevent their development”
“The Premier League, along with the FA, met with clubs today to discuss the immediate implications of the Super League proposal. The 14 clubs attending the meeting unanimously and vigorously rejected plans for the competition. The Premier League is considering all of them. the actions available to prevent it from developing “. This is what we read in the press release of the 14 Premier League clubs that met today, excluding the ‘big six’, regarding the Superlega.
“The Premier League – continues the note – will continue to work with the main stakeholders, including fans, government, Uefa, FA, to protect the best interests of the game and invite the clubs involved in the proposed competition to immediately cease their involvement. The Premier League would like to thank the fans and all interested parties for the support they have shown this week on this important issue. The reaction shows how much our football community means to people “.