After the European Super League, which will now be made up of 12 major clubs, has been made official, FIFA has issued an emergency statement calling for dialogue to resolve the crisis open to football.
The 12 founding teams of the European Super League
In addition, the highest body in world football disapproves of the realization of this new championship that threatens the current Champions League.
FIFA’s response to the European Super League
” Faced with various demands from the media and as has been said several times, FIFA wants to clarify that it remains firmly in favor of solidarity in football and a model of equitable redistribution that can contribute to the development of football , especially globally, because the development of world football is FIFA’s main mission.
In our view and in accordance with our statute, any football competition, be it national, regional or global, should always reflect the basic principles of solidarity, inclusion, integrity and equitable financial redistribution. Moreover, football governing bodies should use all legal, sporting and diplomatic means to ensure that this remains the case. In this context, FIFA may express its disapproval of a “closed European separatist league” outside international football structures and without respecting the aforementioned principles.
FIFA always supports unity in world football and calls on all parties involved in heated debates to engage in a calm, constructive and balanced dialogue for the good of the game and in a spirit of solidarity and fair play. FIFA, of course, will do whatever it takes to contribute to a harmonized path to the general interests of football. ”