The launch of the european super league It happened in 2021 and it was a project that shocked Planet Soccer. Basically, it consisted of implementing, outside of UEFA, a tournament that ensured the participation of the most powerful clubs on the continent, relativizing the merits of the provision in domestic tournaments. It was led by the President of the Real MadridFlorentino Pérez, and also had the support of Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, Juventus, Inter, Milan, Juventus, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool.
There was a lot of opposition from the media and from the fans, especially the English, who took to the streets to protest. The revolution was overcome, although with the resistance of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juve, who never officially withdrew.
This Friday, FIFA’s Director of Legal Affairs, Emily Devlin, said: “The fans were responsible for this European Super League project not working, not so much FIFA or UEFA, because they never showed their support.”
Emily Devlin explained that the recent change in the Super League plan supports the rejection of this project by UEFA, FIFA and the fans. “The structure that is proposed now has no relation to the one that was originally proposed with 20 permanent teams. Now they are talking about 80 teams in a multi-division format without permanent members, an open league. Very different from the original project that was proposed in April of 2021”, he detailed.
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In addition, Devlin recalled the report issued last December by Athanasios Rantos, general counsel of the Court of Justice of the European Union, which supported the position of UEFA and FIFA against the Super League. “While the European Super League Company is free to create its own independent football competition outside of the UEFA or FIFA ecosystem, it cannot, in addition to creating that competition, continue to participate in football competitions organized by FIFA and UEFA without prior authorization from those federations,” Rantos said at the end of last year.
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Devlin stressed that the change sought in the new Super League model reinforces the defense arguments raised by FIFA and UEFA. “This makes me think that the teams that are in charge of the Super League have understood the negative effect that this would have on the European sports model. That had to be avoided, understanding that the governing bodies are going to do it that way,” he said.
Manchester United fans protest against the Super League in 2021.Emily Devlin reiterated that FIFA awaits a favorable resolution on the case being analyzed by the Court of Justice of the European Union that puts an end to this controversy. “In December we received the opinion of the general counsel, whose opinion so far has been very positive. We do not have a date for the final decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union, but we will inform it as soon as it happens,” he concluded.
The official spoke during the last day of activities of the FIFA Football Law Annual Review 2023″ (Annual Review of Soccer Law), in the capital of Mexico.
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