Bonnie Twitty
The 12 European clubs that announced the formation of the Premier Soccer League have informed FIFA and UEFA leaders that legal action has already been taken. Attempts to prevent the launch of the new competition are slowed downAccording to a message he was able to reach Associated Press.
The message was sent by the English, Spanish and Italian Clubs Group to FIFA President Gianni Infantino and his UEFA counterpart Alexander Ceferin, stating that the Premier League has already received 4 billion euros ($ 5,500 million) in funding. Financial institution.
UEFA has threatened legal action against Superliga clubs – among them Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester UnitedAfter his plans were leaked. The European organization has warned of the possibility of expelling rebel clubs from national competitions such as Spanish League and English Premier League, Beside International competitions.
“We are concerned that FIFA and UEFA may respond to this invitation letter by attempting to impose punitive measures to exclude any participating club or player from their competitions,” Superliga clubs wrote to Infantino and Severin.
“However, your official statement urges us to take precautionary measures to protect ourselves from this backlash, which would not only jeopardize the funding commitment (…) but, in large measure, would be illegal. For this reason, SLCo (Super League Company) has introduced ) An application before the competent courts to ensure the formation without accidents and the operation of the competition in accordance with the applicable laws.
The courts they attended were not recognized.
“ It is our duty, as members of the Board of Directors of SLCo, to ensure that all reasonable measures available are carefully taken to protect the interests of competition and our investors, given the irreparable damage they may suffer if, for any reason, they are seen deprived of the opportunity to establish competition in a timely manner And the distribution of financing benefits, continued the Premier League.
Super League aims to create A 20-team tournament with 15 founding members participating, Even though there are now only 12 registered. Other participants are Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Tottenham in England, Atletico Madrid, Milan and Inter Milan clubs.
The split is unleashed just as the European Football Association, which administers European football, has been launched, It is believed he has an agreement to extend the Champions League from 2024. Now, the same managers who supported those plans decided to organize themselves and ensure that the current competitions could be preserved, despite losing their most successful teams, such as Real Madrid, who scored 13 European championships in the current format, and Liverpool by six.
“The competition will take place alongside the current national league and cup competitions which are an essential part of the competitive fabric of European football,” read the message from Superliga to Infantino and Ceferin. “We are not trying to replace the Champions League or the European League, But competing with those tournaments and living with them“.
Laurence Malcom
