Super League : 12 clubs want to split, UEFA threatens!

On the eve of UEFA’s executive committee meeting, which is due to approve the proposed reform of the Champions League from 2024, twelve major European clubs want to split up and create a Super League. The announcement could be made official as early as this Sunday! Super League: 12 clubs want to split, UEFA threatens! UEFA does not want to hear about the Super League. The Super League that Europe’s biggest clubs have been calling for could well become a reality. On the eve of UEFA’s executive committee meeting on Monday, which is expected to approve the proposed reform of the Champions League from 2024 onwards, the Sunday Times and the New York Times report that 12 clubs from the Old Continent are preparing to turn their backs on the European body to create their own 20-team competition. 12 clubs want to split, Bayern and PSG say no Who are the clubs? Six from the Premier League (Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal), three from La Liga (Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid) and three from Serie A (Juventus, AC Milan, Inter). The cream of the crop from three of Europe’s biggest leagues. To show their dissatisfaction with UEFA, which they accuse of not having met their expectations despite several months of negotiations in the face of declining audiences for Europe’s top competition, these teams are refusing to take part in the desired new formula. What about the Ligue 1 and Bundesliga teams? For the time being, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain are refusing to join their English, Spanish and Italian counterparts, preferring to remain loyal to the European body. While the German ogre remains a fierce opponent of this closed league, the French champion believes that certain deserving teams, such as Atalanta and Ajax, who have achieved magnificent successes in the UEFA Champions League in recent seasons, deserve more consideration from the historical figures. UEFA has the support of the federations In this war unleashed by the 12 clubs, UEFA can count on the support of the federations concerned. « Should this happen, we wish to reiterate that we – UEFA, the FA, the RFEF, the FIGC, the Premier League, LaLiga, the Lega Serie A, but also FIFA and all our member associations – will remain united in our efforts to stop this cynical project, a project based on the self-interest of a few clubs at a time when society needs solidarity more than ever. We will examine all the measures available to us, at all levels, both judicial and sporting, to prevent this from happening. A statement said. « Football is based on open competition and sporting merit. It cannot be otherwise. As previously announced by FIFA and the six federations, the clubs concerned will be banned from participating in any other competition at national, European or world level, and their players may be denied the opportunity to represent their national teams, » the statement added. In addition to these sanctions, UEFA intends to hit the wallets of the teams concerned, as La Gazzetta dello Sport reports a complaint to recover 50 to 60 billion euros in compensation if this Super League is created. The next few days are going to be hot! – Source: Maxifoot,