European Court of Justice's ruling on Thursday, December 21, paved the way for European Super League return. Barcelona and Real Madrid immediately threw their support behind the cause but others, like Manchester United and Chelsea, underlined their backing to UEFA
"We have won the바카라 웹사이트right to compete.바카라 웹사이트The UEFA-monopoly is over. Football is FREE. Clubs are now free from the threat of sanction AND free to determine their own futures”, our CEO Bernd Reichart comments the CJEU decision," tweeted A22 on December 21, 2023, a day marked by a landmark decision concerning the future of European football.바카라 웹사이트(Football News)
Two years ago, 12 clubs attempted to break away from the established order and launch a competition of their own titled the바카라 웹사이트. The proposal was met by intense fan backlash upon reveal, so much so that one after the other, all but three of the original members of the competition withdrew their names from it. Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Juventus continued to fight for a league they believed would help the sport grow more sustainably, until Juventus, too, dropped from the billing.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트and바카라 웹사이트, two organisations that the Super League had hoped to eclipse, won - or so they thought.바카라 웹사이트
On Thursday, the European Court of Justice ruled against the two behemoths, claiming their attempts to restrict the Super League to be unlawful. The judgement opened the door for the return of the proposed competition and, sure enough, plans were immediately revealed to resurrect it by 2025.바카라 웹사이트
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"The Fifa and Uefa rules on prior approval of interclub football competitions, such as the Super League, are contrary to EU law. They are contrary to competition law and the freedom to provide services," said the ECJ ruling.
The hours that followed were punctuated by clubs revealing their alliances in what is shaping up to be a battle for the future of European football itself.바카라 웹사이트
Naturally, and celebrated the decision with much gusto, unveiling media that sifted through their many European adventures and portrayed them as significant cogs in European football. Reports followed with names of teams all over the continent that had allied themselves with the two Spanish superpowers and the new competition:바카라 웹사이트Napoli,바카라 웹사이트PSV, Benfica, Red Star, and바카라 웹사이트Anderlecht were all named in favour of the tournament, albeit unofficially.바카라 웹사이트
However, as strong as the support for the Super League was, the proposed idea also faced significant opposition, not least from the clubs which once were part of the very contest. Manchester United led the way for the English giants with Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, and Tottenham Hotspur all confirming their allegiance to UEFA; Liverpool declined to position themselves one way or the other at the time of writing. Atletico Madrid were among the many Spanish clubs to oppose the competition, as were Euro heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich - the pair also the only two 'big' sides to not have joined the original league.바카라 웹사이트
Here are how the teams stand in terms of the Super League, both reportedly and officially:
Those in favour:바카라 웹사이트Real Madrid, Barcelona, Napoli, PSV, Benfica, Red Star, Anderlecht
Those opposed:바카라 웹사이트Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, AS Roma, Borussia Dortmund, AS Monaco, Inter Milan, Villarreal, Valencia, Sevilla, Celtic, Porto, Feyenoord, Atalanta, Real Sociedad