European Super League disbanded as six English clubs pull out - as it happened
3 years, 8 months ago

European Super League disbanded as six English clubs pull out - as it happened

The Telegraph  

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 chairman of the Super League said football needed to evolve and adapt to the times. "When you have no income other than television, you say that the solution is to make more attractive matches that fans from all over the world can see with all the big clubs and we came to the conclusion that if instead of having a Champions League we have a Super League we would be able to alleviate what we have lost." Perez came out with a string of novel suggestions during the almost two-hour long conversation, suggesting football matches could be made shorter to make them more appealing, and vowing the new league would have better officiating and better Video Assistant Referees.

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European Leagues say they were not consulted on rebranded Super League
4 days, 20 hours ago

European Leagues say they were not consulted on rebranded Super League

The Hindu  

The European Leagues said on Thursday they were not consulted by the promoters of the proposed European Super League regarding the relaunch of the breakaway concept as the Unify League. Unlike the original plans which guaranteed the 12 clubs a place in the ESL, Sports development company A22 said the new 96-club format across four leagues would be merit-based and …

Return of the European Super League: '60 top clubs ready to sign up - with English teams expected to be willing to join' in revival of controversial plans which sparked mass protests in 2021
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Return of the European Super League: '60 top clubs ready to sign up - with English teams expected to be willing to join' in revival of controversial plans which sparked mass protests in 2021

Daily Mail  

European football risks another identity crisis with roughly 60 clubs reportedly willing to take part in a renewed push to establish a Super League. Roughly 60 clubs are ready to sign up to a renewed European Super League plan, a report claims Several top Premier League sides are said to be keen, though it is not revealed who Fans reacted …

The new Champions League sets up a high-stakes game in football’s ‘turning point’
3 months, 1 week ago

The new Champions League sets up a high-stakes game in football’s ‘turning point’

The Independent  

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Real Madrid gets Champions League final rematches with Liverpool, Dortmund in new format fixtures
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Real Madrid gets Champions League final rematches with Liverpool, Dortmund in new format fixtures

Associated Press  

MONACO — The Champions League will have a series of rematches of recent finals in the bigger slate of games paired Thursday in the new format of European soccer’s signature competition. Real Madrid will have re-runs of its past three Champions League title wins, against Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund, in a revamped eight-game schedule for each team now the traditional …

Juventus WITHDRAW from Super League plan and request to re-join European Club Association in climbdown from controversial plot... leaving just Barcelona and Real Madrid as final breakaway agitators
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Juventus WITHDRAW from Super League plan and request to re-join European Club Association in climbdown from controversial plot... leaving just Barcelona and Real Madrid as final breakaway agitators

Daily Mail  

Juventus have withdrawn from the European Super League plot in a hammer blow for the controversial breakaway competition. It leaves just Barcelona and Real Madrid standing from the original 12 clubs who proposed the European Super league in 2021. Juventus have withdrawn from the European Super League plot three years after it launched Their exit leaves just Barcelona and Real …

Miguel Delaney answers your football questions as plans for European Super League are revived
11 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. First launched in 2021, the European Super League proposed a breakaway competition …

The fear behind Champions League’s ‘turning point’ and football’s trepidation in 2024
11 months, 3 weeks ago

The fear behind Champions League’s ‘turning point’ and football’s trepidation in 2024

The Independent  

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Uefa hits back at European Super League after European Court of Justice ruling
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Uefa hits back at European Super League after European Court of Justice ruling

The Independent  

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Will Premier League clubs join the new European Super League?
1 year ago

Will Premier League clubs join the new European Super League?

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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After ECJ’s ruling, is the European Super League really back?
1 year ago

After ECJ’s ruling, is the European Super League really back?

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Super League is still subject to Uefa’s authorisation rules and procedures …

Explained | What is new European Super League that has split major football clubs? All you need to know
1 year ago

Explained | What is new European Super League that has split major football clubs? All you need to know

India TV News  

European football is witnessing major turmoil since the European Court of Justice's verdict in favour of the new Super League on Thursday, December 21. The top court said that UEFA and FIFA's opposition to the Super League breached EU laws, paving the way for a new league shortly. Top Spanish football teams Real Madrid and Barcelona welcomed the court's ruling …

The Super League had its day in court and won. What is it and why do some fans and clubs object?
1 year ago

The Super League had its day in court and won. What is it and why do some fans and clubs object?

Associated Press  

MANCHESTER, England — The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Thursday that soccer’s governing bodies UEFA and FIFA acted contrary to EU competition law by blocking plans for a breakaway Super League. “We are facing a great opportunity to improve European club football.” A previous attempt to launch a Super League in 2021 collapsed when clubs backed out …

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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European Super League: Free viewing for fans, says Sports development company A22
1 year ago

European Super League: Free viewing for fans, says Sports development company A22

The Hindu  

Sports development company A22, which was formed to assist with creating football’s European Super League, proposed a new competition on Thursday with 64 men’s and 32 women’s teams playing midweek matches in a league system across Europe. During a presentation aired on YouTube, A22 CEO Bernd Reichart declined to name any clubs that could become part of the new league …

Manchester United lead clubs’ rejection of European Super League
1 year ago

Manchester United lead clubs’ rejection of European Super League

The Independent  

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Soccer’s Super League revived by court ruling against FIFA and UEFA. Many top clubs still against it
1 year ago

Soccer’s Super League revived by court ruling against FIFA and UEFA. Many top clubs still against it

Associated Press  

European soccer was rocked by a court ruling that revived the rebel Super League on Thursday, though it wasn’t clear whether any clubs were joining Real Madrid and Barcelona in the breakaway project. “The world of football moved on from the Super League years ago and progressive reforms will continue,” said the European Club Association which represents Europe’s top football …

UEFA Champions League return just the start of Euro adventure for Saudi-backed Newcastle
1 year, 3 months ago

UEFA Champions League return just the start of Euro adventure for Saudi-backed Newcastle

The Hindu  

Fuelled by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, Newcastle return to the Champions League for the first time in 20 years at AC Milan on Tuesday hoping this is just the start of its rise on the European stage. When it broke into the Premier League’s top four in its first full season since the Saudi Public Investment Fund took an …

Revised Version of European Super League Set To Return With 80 Football Teams
1 year, 10 months ago

Revised Version of European Super League Set To Return With 80 Football Teams

News 18  

The initial plans of holding a breakaway European Super League had to be dumped after the organisers faced severe backlash from the fans of the involved football teams. Bernd Reichart, chief executive of A22 Sports, a company designed to sponsor and formulate plans for the new league, recently underlined the significance to have a separate European football competition. The football …

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 …

European Super League Q&A: What are the plans? What happens next? What about Champions League?
1 year, 10 months ago

European Super League Q&A: What are the plans? What happens next? What about Champions League?

Daily Mail  

Following the disastrous launch of the Super League project in April 2021, a revised proposal which could reshape the future of European football was revealed on Thursday morning. The 10 principles for a European Super League An open competition with several leagues based on sporting merit Clubs involved remain committed to national competitions Greater distribution of financial resources to improve …

Super League organizers set out 80-team competition idea
1 year, 10 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 …

A new plan for an 80-team European Super League announced by ESL Management firm
1 year, 10 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 …

Joan Laporta predicts European Super League will launch in next two years
1 year, 11 months ago

Joan Laporta predicts European Super League will launch in next two years

New York Times  

Barcelona president Joan Laporta remains convinced a new European Super League to initially compete with the Premier League will become a reality in the next two years, despite a recent legal development appearing to weaken the prospect. But Laporta said he hoped Premier League sides would join the project in a “merger” with their European counterparts at a later stage …

Super League to be killed off as European judges are told to favour Uefa
2 years ago

Super League to be killed off as European judges are told to favour Uefa

The Telegraph  

The European Super League rebel three of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus have been dealt a huge blow in their legal case against Uefa’s monopoly when the expert advice to judges was that the governing body has legitimate power over club competitions. The ESL rebel three had sought to overturn Uefa’s historic right to organise club competitions, such as the …

Explained: ECJ Super League view is a big blow to Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus
2 years ago

Explained: ECJ Super League view is a big blow to Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus

New York Times  

There must be something about December 15 and seismic legal moments in European football’s little world. Twelve clubs from England, Spain and Italy had come together to say enough was enough, they would be launching their own European Super League to rival UEFA’s Champions League. “UEFA warmly welcomes today’s unequivocal opinion recommending a ruling of the in support of our …

UEFA gathers European team to oppose Super League at meeting
2 years, 1 month ago

UEFA gathers European team to oppose Super League at meeting

Firstpost  

Organisers of the Super League had a meeting with UEFA amid secrecy at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Super League promoter A22 Sports Management wanted a first formal meeting with UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin after last month appointing its own chief executive. On Tuesday, instead of facing just Ceferin, the three-man A22 delegation led by CEO Bernd Reichart was met …

UEFA goes on the attack after talks with European Super League proponents A22
2 years, 1 month ago

UEFA goes on the attack after talks with European Super League proponents A22

New York Times  

It was at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon on Tuesday that the antagonists intent on reforming European football discovered what they were up against. A22, a “private commercial venture” formed last month to create a European super league with the apparent backing of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, went into the lions’ den and came out bleeding. “Free speech and the …

Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus make fresh attempt to force through European Super League
2 years, 2 months ago

Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus make fresh attempt to force through European Super League

The Telegraph  

The original founders of the European Super League, which crashed spectacularly last year, will sound out clubs across Europe in the next few months over a potential new format for their competition, having abandoned their original plan to have permanent members. The three rebel ESL clubs still pursuing Uefa through the European courts - Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus - …

Real Madrid president Perez says fans are drifting away from football
2 years, 2 months ago

Real Madrid president Perez says fans are drifting away from football

The Hindu  

Real Madrid President Florentino Perez said European football is “sick” and that changes are needed to stop younger fans drifting away from the sport, again touting the prospect of a Super League made up of the continent’s elite clubs. Perez is one of the key architects of the European Super League, which folded less than 48 hours after it was …

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

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

The Independent  

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'I believe the European Super League WILL happen': Real Madrid star Toni Kroos backs revival of ESL
2 years, 3 months ago

'I believe the European Super League WILL happen': Real Madrid star Toni Kroos backs revival of ESL

Daily Mail  

Real Madrid star Toni Kroos believes that the idea of the European Super League still exists and thinks that it will happen eventually. Real Madrid man Toni Kroos still thinks the European Super League will happen eventually The World Cup winner was recently asked about the ESL and admitted that he does not think the idea has gone away among …

Super League clubs face UEFA in soccer’s big legal match
2 years, 5 months ago

Super League clubs face UEFA in soccer’s big legal match

Associated Press  

GENEVA — A group of top soccer clubs face Champions League organizer UEFA in court on Monday for a legal match that risks the biggest upheaval in European soccer for more than 25 years. The Super League project failed at launch 15 months ago but the company formed by the 12 rebel clubs — now led by Real Madrid, Barcelona …

New European soccer clubs’ group gives voice to less wealthy
2 years, 5 months ago

New European soccer clubs’ group gives voice to less wealthy

Associated Press  

GENEVA — A new group for European clubs feeling isolated in soccer politics dominated by wealthy rivals was announced Wednesday. The Union of European Clubs is being created after an intense 18 months of debate and decisions on reforming UEFA competitions like the Champions League plus the failed Super League project that rocked the industry. Though the breakaway collapsed within …

Real Madrid’s Champions League love affair
2 years, 6 months ago

Real Madrid’s Champions League love affair

The Hindu  

In Real Madrid’s every Champions League knockout matches this season, the opponents — Paris St. Germain, Chelsea, Manchester City and Livepool — had opportunities to put the result beyond doubt but failed to land that final blow. Real’s run to its record-extending 14th title looked like providence as it surmounted every challenge to win its fifth European title in the …

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin Says Super League Over 'at Least For 20 Years'
2 years, 7 months ago

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin Says Super League Over 'at Least For 20 Years'

News 18  

The Super League project “is over once and for all or at least for 20 years,” UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said on Wednesday. “I don’t like to call it Super league because it’s everything but Super League,” said the Slovenian after the Congress of the governing body of European football in Vienna. IPL FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | …

Is the Premier League the real European Super League?
2 years, 7 months ago

Is the Premier League the real European Super League?

New York Times  

Ten years ago, Sir Alex Ferguson walked out of a press conference after a journalist asked him a question he did not like. “Based on the average Euro Club Index of their top 18 clubs, the Premier League and La Liga have usually been the top two leagues in Europe since we launched it in 2007,” says Gleave. “The Premier …

Middle-class clubs try to prevent Champions League ‘monster’
2 years, 7 months ago

Middle-class clubs try to prevent Champions League ‘monster’

Associated Press  

The fear is UEFA is creating a “monster” with changes to the Champions League that will make the elite even richer. “If you’re participating in the Champions League, your coefficient gets higher and higher and the shop is more closed,” Hellman said in a video call on Monday. I would be more open to other leagues and other clubs, and …

The birth, death and future of the European Super League
2 years, 8 months ago

The birth, death and future of the European Super League

The Independent  

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ECA, UEFA Joint Venture Better for European Clubs Than Super League, Says Nasser Al-Khelaifi
2 years, 8 months ago

ECA, UEFA Joint Venture Better for European Clubs Than Super League, Says Nasser Al-Khelaifi

News 18  

European clubs have heightened influence and affluence thanks to the joint venture between UEFA and the European Club Association, ECA chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi said in an address to its General Assembly in Vienna on Monday. ”For the first time ever, UEFA and ECA have worked jointly to conduct an open and competitive tender to manage the sales process for men’s …

Juve's Agnelli takes aim at Champions League in another call for change
3 years, 1 month 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 …

UEFA's new Champions League format must be changed, says top European Leagues
3 years, 2 months ago

UEFA's new Champions League format must be changed, says top European Leagues

The Hindu  

Europe's top football leagues want to re-visit the changes to the Champions League format, agreed by UEFA in April under the threat of a breakaway Super League. Jacco Swart, Managing Director of the European Leagues organisation, told a news conference on Friday that there would be a second phase of negotiations with UEFA and it would look to secure several …

Barcelona backed Super League due to FFP concerns: CEO
3 years, 2 months ago

Barcelona backed Super League due to FFP concerns: CEO

The Hindu  

Barcelona's CEO has said the club supported the European Super League to enforce tighter financial controls on teams as UEFA's financial fair play model plays into the hands of state-backed clubs such as Paris St. Germain and Manchester City. The rules came under scrutiny following Qatari-backed PSG's transfer activities last summer, in which they signed Barca's all-time top scorer Lionel …

UEFA Drops Case against European Super League Rebels
3 years, 2 months ago

UEFA Drops Case against European Super League Rebels

News 18  

UEFA says that it is dropping its disciplinary case against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus over their involvement in the controversial European Super League, to comply with a ruling from a Madrid court. UEFA, which had been pursuing the three clubs over what it called a potential violation of UEFA’s legal framework, also said that it “will not request payment” …

Champions League: Real Madrid aim to defy power shift and assert themselves in Europe again
3 years, 3 months ago

Champions League: Real Madrid aim to defy power shift and assert themselves in Europe again

Firstpost  

Madrid reached the semi-finals last season but were resoundingly beaten by Chelsea, whose 3-1 win on aggregate would have been more emphatic had they not missed a cluster of chances in the second leg. Madrid: After winning the Champions League three years in a row, Real Madrid have gone three years without getting close, the task now belonging to Carlo …

Barcelona President Joan Laporta Insists European Super League Still Alive
3 years, 3 months ago

Barcelona President Joan Laporta Insists European Super League Still Alive

News 18  

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has insisted that the Super League project is still alive, despite the withdrawal earlier this year of the majority of founding clubs. The other nine have all withdrawn and signed agreements with UEFA prohibiting them from repeating their actions, but Laporta said Barca were still moving forwards with the plans. The three clubs who are defending …

Super League Rebels Planning Next Coup Attempt
3 years, 3 months ago

Super League Rebels Planning Next Coup Attempt

News 18  

The three remaining Super League rebel clubs – Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus – are planning another next attempt to replace UEFA’s elite Champions League competition, according to German magazine Spiegel. However, Spiegel reports the remaining rebel clubs – Real, Barcelona and Juventus – are working with two consultancy agencies on their next attempt at launching a “Super League 2.0”. …

'Super League project is still alive,' says Barcelona president Joan Laporta
3 years, 6 months ago

'Super League project is still alive,' says Barcelona president Joan Laporta

Firstpost  

Despite opposition from UEFA, fans and rival clubs, Laporta insisted the Super League would mean “financial sustainability for the clubs and makes for a more attractive competition”. Barcelona president Joan Laporta insisted Sunday that the controversial Super League project “is still alive” despite it being widely condemned as a crude land grab. “Do not make us apologise for thinking about …

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

Rebel Super League clubs slam UEFA's disciplinary proceedings, say won't accept 'coercion'
3 years, 6 months ago

Rebel Super League clubs slam UEFA's disciplinary proceedings, say won't accept 'coercion'

Firstpost  

Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus also defended their attempt to remake European football, saying the sport is headed for an “inevitable downfall” unless there are major reforms. The three clubs also defended their attempt to remake European football, saying the sport is headed for an “inevitable downfall” unless there are major reforms. “Either we reform football or we will have …

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