UEFA launched a strong threat against clubs that decide to participate in a “Superliga“private and reaffirmed this Sunday that it will exclude players and teams from club and national team competitions involved in the matter. All in reaction to new speculations about the hypothetical tour of an elite which would enter into a rivalry with UEFA Champions League, whose reform should be made official on Monday.
“Some English, Spanish and Italian clubs may announce the creation of a so-called Superliga,” he wrote. UEFA in a statement, calling the project “cynical”.
“If this happens, we would like to reiterate that we – UEFA, English FA, RFEF, FIGC, Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A and also FIFA – will stand together to stop this cynical project.”.
UEFA, the English Football Association, the Premier League, the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), LaLiga, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and the Serie A League issued a statement today.
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– UEFA (@UEFA) April 18, 2021
UEFA and FIFA They were already firm in January before a similar rumor, but this Sunday they were emphatic in the decisions they will make if it is to be achieved. this European league that includes only the best teams in the most important leagues. In this sense, clubs like real Madrid, Manchester United or Juventus.
“As previously announced by FIFA and the federations, the clubs involved will be banned take part in any other competition at national, European or global level, and your players could see denied the possibility to represent them National teams“.
The exclusion with which it threatens would have very important consequences, because the clubs that would theoretically participate in the Super League are full of international stars, for which to be deprived of their selections would be a severe blow.
It remains to be seen whether such a measure would be in line with European competition law., which heralds a legal battle over whether the conflict really occurs, AFP said.
Communication UEFA This Sunday comes when the organization intends to meet with her Executive committee to approve a profound reform of UEFA Champions League, with which it intends to limit the possibility of this Superliga.
Finally, the “guru” of the “powerpint” superleague, drunk with selfishness and lack of solidarity, will leave the “five o’clock bar” in the “underground”. @UEFAcom Yes @EuropeanLeagues Yes @laliga We have been working on this for some time and they will have the right answer. pic.twitter.com/M5bUTaXKmG
– Javier Tebas Medrano (@Tebasjavier) April 18, 2021
Why did UEFA publish its statement?
Several media outlets published this Sunday the possible formalization of a project Superliga, a problem that has appeared and disappeared periodically in European football for a long time and which it is often used by big clubs for different interests.
According to the New York Times, the giants like it real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Manchester United, the city of Manchester, Liverpool, Chelsea, Juventus Yes Milan are concerned with the project and at least twelve teams in total “registered to be founding members or expressed interest”.
UEFA he thanked the other French and German clubs, “who refused to engage in this way.”
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