The founding teams of the new competition try to stop the agency’s attempts to prevent its launch
All 12 European clubs who announced the formation of a Superliga the football team told the leaders FIFA and UEFA that legal action has already been taken to stop attempts to prevent the launch of the new competition, according to a letter to which he had access The Associated Press.
The letter was sent by the group of English, Spanish and Italian clubs to the president FIFA, Gianni Infantino, and its counterpart from UEFA, Aleksander Ceferin, indicating that Superliga Yes had a guarantee of 4,000 million euros ($ 5.5 billion) in financing from a financial institution.
UEFA threatened with legal proceedings at the clubs in Superliga – among those who are Barcelona, real Madrid, Juventus Yes Manchester United– after his plans were revealed. The European organization has warned that Rebel clubs could be expelled from national competitions such as the Spanish LaLiga and English Premier League, as well as from international competitions.
“It simply came to our notice then FIFA and UEFA can respond to this letter of invitation by trying to impose punitive measures to exclude any participating club or player from those competitions “, wrote the clubs from Superliga to Infantino and Ceferin.
“However, your formal statement urges us to take precautionary measures to protect us from this adverse reaction, which would not only jeopardize the funding commitment. […] rather, something significant would be illegitimate. For this reason, SLCo [Super League Company] filed a motion in the competent courts to ensure the uninterrupted formation and operation of the competition in accordance with applicable laws. “
The courts in which they participated were not identified.
“It is our duty as members of the board of directors of SLCo, to ensure that all reasonable actions available are taken diligently to protect the interests of our competition and investors, in view of the irreparable damage they would suffer if, for any reason, they were unable to establish in time useful competition and distribute the benefits “of funding, he continued Superliga.
Superliga aims to create a tournament of 20 teams with 15 founding members, although now there are only 12 registered. The other participants are Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, the city of Manchester, Y Tottenham Hotspur In England; Atletico Madrid and the Italians AC Milan e Inter de Milano.
The split was launched just like UEFA, who leads European football, believed they had an agreement to expand the Champions League in 2024. Now, the same managers who supported these plans have decided to organize and argue that existing competitions could be maintained, despite losing to the most Your successful teams, like real Madrid, which has a record of 13 European championships with the current format and Liverpool, with six titles.
“The competition will be played together with the current competitions in the national league and cup, which is a key piece of the competitive fabric of European football,” the letter said. Superliga A Infantino Yes Ceferin. “We are not trying to replace UEFA Champions League nor in the Europa League, but to compete and coexist with those tournaments. “