The competition, which will be chaired by Real Madrid owner Florentino Pérez, has been made official despite threats from FIFA and UEFA.
In Europe, Twelve of the top clubs have come together to create a tournament that will take place in August next year, regardless of the threats of FIFA and UEFA, who tried to avoid the announcement of the new championship, which will be chaired by Florentino Pérez, also the owner of Real Madrid, one of the participants. The new competition will be called “Superliga”.
In the championship, according to Tottenham in the Premier League, “AC Milan, Arsenal FC, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea FC, FC Barcelona, FC Internazionale Milano, Juventus FC, Liverpool FC, the city of Manchester, Manchester United, Real Madrid CF. and Tottenham Hotspur ”. Three more clubs are scheduled to join ahead of the opening season.
UEFA threats have ensured that any player playing in the tournament will no longer be able to compete in FIFA or UEFA competitions.In addition, sanctions were mentioned for the clubs involved.
The Tottenham page explains that the tournament will be played with 20 teams, divided into groups of 10 clubs, in addition to which 15 will have a fixed positionIn addition, another five will be able to qualify for the competition each year.
The teams involved, represented by Florentino Pérez, will continue in their internal competitions and only the matches will be played during the week, in the tournament outside the UEFA and FIFA authority.
The Tottenham document assures that each founding club will receive 3,500 million euros for its commitmentand to ensure higher revenues than those currently received in European competitions.
“We will help football at all levels and take it to the right place in the world. Football is the only global sport in the world with more than four billion fans and our responsibility as big clubs is to respond to their wishes “, said Florentino Pérez, the president of Real Madrid, in the announcement of the founding of the Super League.