Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli compares European Super League to Fortnite and Call of Duty
3 years, 8 months ago

Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli compares European Super League to Fortnite and Call of Duty

The Independent  

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Miguel Delaney answers your football questions as plans for European Super League are revived
1 year ago

Miguel Delaney answers your football questions as plans for European Super League are revived

The Independent  

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Super League given fresh hope after court rules Uefa and Fifa ‘unlawfully’ blocked controversial project
1 year ago

Super League given fresh hope after court rules Uefa and Fifa ‘unlawfully’ blocked controversial project

The Independent  

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European Super League launches radical new plan for football
1 year ago

European Super League launches radical new plan for football

The Independent  

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European Super League LIVE: A22’s breakaway format won’t include Premier League clubs after ‘ban’ threat
1 year ago

European Super League LIVE: A22’s breakaway format won’t include Premier League clubs after ‘ban’ threat

The Independent  

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Ask Miguel Delaney anything as European Super League launches radical new plan for football
1 year ago

Ask Miguel Delaney anything as European Super League launches radical new plan for football

The Independent  

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European Court of Justice rules FIFA, UEFA breached EU Law over Super League ban
1 year ago

European Court of Justice rules FIFA, UEFA breached EU Law over Super League ban

Hindustan Times  

The European Court of Justice on Thursday gave a huge boost to the Super League project, by passing a landmark ruling that UEFA and FIFA contravened EU laws by preventing the formation for Florentino Perez' pet project. When the news first developed, it received widespread protests from angry fans and UEFA even threatened sanctions if the clubs went ahead with …

Super League celebrates ruling: ‘The Uefa monopoly is over. Football is free’
1 year ago

Super League celebrates ruling: ‘The Uefa monopoly is over. Football is free’

The Independent  

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Juventus plans to leave Super League project after season of legal turmoil
1 year, 7 months ago

Juventus plans to leave Super League project after season of legal turmoil

Associated Press  

TURIN, Italy — Juventus plans to leave the Super League project still being pursued by Real Madrid and Barcelona, though the club denied Tuesday it had been threatened with a European ban by UEFA. The three storied clubs are awaiting a ruling expected within weeks from the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg into their legal challenge against what they …

European Super League ‘progressing’, says Barcelona’s Laporta
1 year, 10 months ago

European Super League ‘progressing’, says Barcelona’s Laporta

The Hindu  

Barcelona president Joan Laporta on Thursday said plans to create a European Super League were “progressing” and expected a favourable court ruling for the breakaway competition fiercely opposed by UEFA and FIFA. “Participating clubs should remain fully committed to domestic tournaments as they do today,” A22 added, after critics said the Super League sought to rival national leagues and UEFA-organised …

Super League organizers set out 80-team competition idea
1 year, 11 months ago

Super League organizers set out 80-team competition idea

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Organizers of the Super League project presented a long-promised new proposal Thursday for a multi-division competition involving up to 80 European soccer teams and operating outside of UEFA’s authority. Setting out 10 principles for the project, Spain-based A22 Sports Management said it had talked to “nearly 50 European clubs” about the revived proposal two years after the original …

European Super League: ESL revamp just the latest slap in the face to football fans
1 year, 11 months ago

European Super League: ESL revamp just the latest slap in the face to football fans

The Independent  

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A new plan for an 80-team European Super League announced by ESL Management firm
1 year, 11 months ago

A new plan for an 80-team European Super League announced by ESL Management firm

The Hindu  

A future European Super League could include as many as 80 teams, Bernd Reichart, the chief executive of A22 Sports Management, a company formed to sponsor and assist in the creation of a breakaway football league, said on Thursday. “Feedback suggests a European football league that is open, based solely on sporting merit, multidivisional with 60 to 80 clubs and …

Furious LaLiga BLASTS new European Super League plans
1 year, 11 months ago

Furious LaLiga BLASTS new European Super League plans

Daily Mail  

LaLiga has responded to the latest offensive from Real Madrid and Barcelona regarding their plans for a breakaway European Super League by branding them the big bad wolf trying to devour football. La Liga responded: ‘The Super League is a wolf disguised as grandma in the hope of tricking European football but its teeth are very big.’ In A22 Sports …

Nasser Al Khelaifi: ESL backers trying to ‘rewrite history and divide football’
2 years, 2 months ago

Nasser Al Khelaifi: ESL backers trying to ‘rewrite history and divide football’

The Independent  

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Football is ‘sick’ and European Super League can revive it, says Real Madrid president Florentino Perez
2 years, 3 months ago

Football is ‘sick’ and European Super League can revive it, says Real Madrid president Florentino Perez

The Independent  

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European Super League can revive ‘sick’ football says Real Madrid president
2 years, 3 months ago

European Super League can revive ‘sick’ football says Real Madrid president

The Independent  

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Barcelona president Joan Laporta claims the Super League is 'far from abandoned'
2 years, 9 months ago

Barcelona president Joan Laporta claims the Super League is 'far from abandoned'

Daily Mail  

Barcelona president Joan Laporta believes the Super League is 'far from abandoned' and that English clubs are still waiting to learn about the future of the competition. Barcelona president Joan Laporta believes the Super League is 'far from abandoned' Laporta believes the Super League plans will go ahead if the European Court allows it, with a decision expected 'by the …

Juve's Agnelli takes aim at Champions League in another call for change
3 years, 2 months ago

Juve's Agnelli takes aim at Champions League in another call for change

The Hindu  

Juventus chairman and founder of the proposed European Super League Andrea Agnelli said on Friday that he "challenges anyone" to say that current system of professional football is satisfactory, as he again called for reform. Nine rebel clubs who had quickly pulled out of the breakaway, including Manchester United and Liverpool, agreed to pay a combined 22 million pounds to …

'The whole thing is a bit of a JOKE': LaLiga chief Javier Tebas continues to slam Super League plans
3 years, 5 months ago

'The whole thing is a bit of a JOKE': LaLiga chief Javier Tebas continues to slam Super League plans

Daily Mail  

LaLiga president Javier Tebas said the idea of a Super League remains 'a bit of a joke', but he gave the rebel clubs some credit for suggesting they want to work with the game's authorities in their latest statement. Javier Tebas has warmed slightly to the European Super League after the latest statement Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus have plans …

6 Premier League Clubs Want Florentino Perez to Dissolve the Company Behind Disastrous European Super League
3 years, 7 months ago

6 Premier League Clubs Want Florentino Perez to Dissolve the Company Behind Disastrous European Super League

News 18  

The drama created by the proposed European Super League came and went in less than a span of a week. The six Premier League clubs who were involved in the European Super League are reportedly planning to ask Real Madrid boss Florentino Perez to ask the company to launch the multi-billion Euro project, ESPN reported. The proposed scheme also involved …

La Liga CEO: Super League ideas endure at clubs, FIFA
3 years, 7 months ago

La Liga CEO: Super League ideas endure at clubs, FIFA

The Hindu  

European club football still faces threats from leaders of the failed Super League project and the FIFA president, Spanish league CEO Javier Tebas claimed Thursday. “The concept of the Super League hasn’t died,” Tebas warned club and league officials in an online meeting hosted by the 30-nation European Leagues group. Tebas warned that FIFA’s delayed launch of an expanded 24-team …

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin meets Football Supporters’ Association over new Champions League plans
3 years, 7 months ago

Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin meets Football Supporters’ Association over new Champions League plans

The Independent  

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Super League: English clubs ‘cannot leave’ due to binding contract, says Florentino Perez
3 years, 8 months ago

Super League: English clubs ‘cannot leave’ due to binding contract, says Florentino Perez

The Independent  

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Football authorities working to ensure Super League will never happen, says FA chief executive
3 years, 8 months ago

Football authorities working to ensure Super League will never happen, says FA chief executive

The Independent  

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Super League is a unique opportunity to ruin football: La Liga president Tebas
3 years, 8 months ago

Super League is a unique opportunity to ruin football: La Liga president Tebas

The Hindu  

The La Liga president Javier Tebas said that the attempt to have the breakaway European Super League is a unique opportunity to ruin football and the reforms agreed for the UEFA Champions League is the way ahead. READ | "I have always maintained that the concept of European Super League was a unique opportunity to ruin football. The English clubs …

European Super League: 'Absolutely necessary', Barcelona president Joan Laporta maintains support for tournament
3 years, 8 months ago

European Super League: 'Absolutely necessary', Barcelona president Joan Laporta maintains support for tournament

Firstpost  

The Super League was announced by a dozen top clubs in Europe but quickly collapsed and is now officially backed only by Barcelona and Real Madrid. Barcelona: Barcelona president Joan Laporta maintained his support for the Super League on Thursday despite the quick exit of 10 of the 12 founding clubs in the breakaway competition. “We defend our national leagues …

Super League news LIVE: Barcelona and Real Madrid only clubs left standing after Premier League ‘big six’ lead mass exodus
3 years, 8 months ago

Super League news LIVE: Barcelona and Real Madrid only clubs left standing after Premier League ‘big six’ lead mass exodus

The Independent  

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Super League backer says breakaway competition is on standby
3 years, 8 months ago

Super League backer says breakaway competition is on standby

The Hindu  

The European Super League is far from dead and its clubs have not given up on the idea of the breakaway competition despite having to shelve the project just a few days after it was announced, Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez said on Thursday. He said the Super League is on “standby” and the group is open to discussing ideas …

The dramatic rise and swift fall of European Super League: A timeline of all that happened
3 years, 8 months ago

The dramatic rise and swift fall of European Super League: A timeline of all that happened

The Hindu  

Plans for a Super League of Europe's top soccer clubs, which was drawn up in secrecy over several months, stunned fans, players and politicians when news about it broke on Sunday. SUNDAY, APRIL 18 As weekend football fixtures played across Europe, Italy's Corriere dello Sport reported that a group of top European clubs was planning a breakaway Super League. The …

Breakaway Super League cannot go ahead, says Agnelli
3 years, 8 months ago

Breakaway Super League cannot go ahead, says Agnelli

Hindustan Times  

Breakaway European Super League founder and Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli called time on the project on Wednesday after six English clubs withdrew and he blamed the involvement of politicians for the league's downfall. Asked whether the project could still happen following the departures, Agnelli told Reuters: "To be frank and honest no, evidently that is not the case." "I remain …

Super League can no longer go ahead, admits Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli
3 years, 8 months ago

Super League can no longer go ahead, admits Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli

The Independent  

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Super League no longer exists without English clubs, confirms Juventus president Andrea Agnelli's team
3 years, 8 months ago

Super League no longer exists without English clubs, confirms Juventus president Andrea Agnelli's team

Firstpost  

All six English clubs - Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea - pulled out of the European Super League. The proposed European Super League can no longer exist without the six English clubs who have pulled out, the entourage of Juventus president Andrea Agnelli told AFP on Wednesday. Replying to AFP’s question whether “the Super League …

European Super League: Andrea Agnelli describes the 'BLOOD PACT' between the 12 founding members
3 years, 8 months ago

European Super League: Andrea Agnelli describes the 'BLOOD PACT' between the 12 founding members

Daily Mail  

Juventus president Andrea Agnelli gave an awkward interview hyping up the European Super League and describing a 'blood pact' between all 12 founder clubs - just moments before the much-maligned venture was suspended as the English clubs withdrew. Juventus president Andrea Agnelli talked up the 'blood pact' between the 12 European Super League founder clubs just moments before the ill-fated …

FIFPRO opposes potential international ban on Super League players
3 years, 8 months ago

FIFPRO opposes potential international ban on Super League players

The Hindu  

Players in the planned breakaway Super League should not be used as a leverage tool in the negotiations between clubs and UEFA and they must be allowed to represent their national teams, the global players' union FIFPro said on Tuesday. RELATED| Super League near collapse as the six English clubs withdraw However, the sport’s governing bodies, other teams and fan …

The European Super League saga contains lessons for all those involved with football
3 years, 8 months ago

The European Super League saga contains lessons for all those involved with football

The Independent  

Florentino Perez, president of Real Madrid and chair of the much-maligned European Super League, may have many virtues as a businessman, but he is a poor advocate for the new venture involving his famous old club and a number of other football enterprises. Mr Perez has said that the aim of the Super League is as lofty as seeking to …

European Super League designed to “save football”, says Real Madrid’s chief Florentino Perez
3 years, 8 months ago

European Super League designed to “save football”, says Real Madrid’s chief Florentino Perez

The Hindu  

A controversial decision to form a breakaway European Super League was taken “to save football” and in part motivated because “young people are no longer interested” in the game, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said on Tuesday. Speaking for the first time since 12 top European clubs announced on Sunday that they would form a new elite league, the new …

New league designed to save football, says Real president
3 years, 8 months ago

New league designed to save football, says Real president

The Hindu  

A controversial decision to form a breakaway European Super League was taken “to save football” and in part motivated because “young people are no longer interested” in the game, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said on Tuesday. Speaking for the first time since 12 top European clubs announced on Sunday that they would form a new elite league, the new …

European Super League will ‘save football at critical moment’, claims president Florentino Perez
3 years, 8 months ago

European Super League will ‘save football at critical moment’, claims president Florentino Perez

The Independent  

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European Super League: Premier League's 14 outcasts to hold EMERGENCY talks on Tuesday
3 years, 8 months ago

European Super League: Premier League's 14 outcasts to hold EMERGENCY talks on Tuesday

Daily Mail  

Twelve of Europe’s leading football clubs have today come together to announce they have agreed to establish a new mid-week competition, the Super League, governed by its Founding Clubs. The Founding Clubs believe the solutions proposed following these talks do not solve fundamental issues, including the need to provide higher quality matches and additional financial resources for the overall football …

Players hit out at breakaway European Super League
3 years, 8 months ago

Players hit out at breakaway European Super League

The Hindu  

A number of high-profile players from across Europe, including two from the 12 founder club of the planned European Super League - Bruno Fernandes and Joao Cancelo - have joined in criticism of the plans. "I fell in love with popular football, with the football of the fans, with the dream of seeing the team of my heart compete against …

La Liga rejects 'egotistical' Super League
3 years, 8 months ago

La Liga rejects 'egotistical' Super League

The Hindu  

Spain's football league, La Liga, and a host of its clubs have added their name to a long list of institutions rejecting the idea of a European Super League. In a statement on Monday La Liga tore into the newly proposed Super League, of which three of its clubs are founder members, labelling the move "selfish" and "egotistical". Reuters contacted …

Super League teams confirmed: Which clubs will take part?
3 years, 8 months ago

Super League teams confirmed: Which clubs will take part?

The Independent  

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European Super League: Start date, format, Premier League and Champions League impact and more
3 years, 8 months ago

European Super League: Start date, format, Premier League and Champions League impact and more

Daily Mail  

The world of football is reeling after the confirmation that 12 of the biggest clubs, spearheaded by the Premier League's 'Big Six', have signed up for a new European Super League. Players involved could be Manchester United's Paul Pogba, Mason Mount of Chelsea, Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne The Premier League's Big Six clubs have all signed up for …

Jurgen Klopp’s opinion of Super League resurfaces as plans are confirmed
3 years, 8 months ago

Jurgen Klopp’s opinion of Super League resurfaces as plans are confirmed

The Independent  

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Twelve clubs announce launch of disputed European Super League, accused of 'greed'
3 years, 8 months ago

Twelve clubs announce launch of disputed European Super League, accused of 'greed'

Firstpost  

Six Premier League teams - Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham - are involved, alongside Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan. The ESL said the founding clubs had agreed to create a “new midweek competition” but would continue to “compete in their respective national leagues”. With no French team among the initial …

European Super League: UK Government condemns ‘troubling and damaging’ plans for breakaway competition
3 years, 8 months ago

European Super League: UK Government condemns ‘troubling and damaging’ plans for breakaway competition

The Independent  

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