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A group of the 12 largest clubs in Europe have confirmed their plans to introduce a European Super League.
Reports of their plans were broken on Sunday, which was met with a spectacular backlash by much of the football world.
It has now been confirmed that a handful of teams, including Premier League sides Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool, are planning a villainous competition.
What did you say
A statement released late Sunday said: “Twelve of Europe’s leading football clubs have joined forces today to announce that they have agreed to create a new midweek competition, the Super League, hosted by their founding clubs is directed.
“AC Milan, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur have joined together as founding clubs. It is expected that there will be three more clubs ahead of us will join. ” the opening season, which should start as soon as possible.
“The founding clubs look forward to holding talks with UEFA and FIFA in the future so that we can work together to achieve the best results for the new league and football as a whole.
“The creation of the Super League comes at a time when the global pandemic has accelerated the instability of the existing European football economic model. In addition, for some years now, the founding clubs have aimed to improve the quality and intensity of the existence of European competitions during each Season and create a format for top clubs and players to compete against each other on a regular basis.
“The pandemic has shown the need for a strategic vision and a sustainable economic approach to add value and support for the benefit of the entire European football pyramid. In recent months there has been an extensive dialogue with football players on the future format of European competitions The founding clubs believe that the solutions proposed after these talks do not solve any fundamental problems, including the need to provide higher quality games and additional financial resources for the entire football pyramid. “
Who are the power brokers?
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has been confirmed as president of the new league.
“We will help football at all levels and bring it to its rightful place in the world. Football is the only global sport in the world with more than four billion fans. As large clubs, we are responsible for responding to their wishes, ”he explained.
Juventus President Andrea Agnelli is the Vice President of the Super League. With the announcement on Sunday, Agnelli resigned as President of the ECA.
He added: “Our 12 founding clubs represent billions of fans around the world and 99 European trophies. We have come together at this critical moment to transform European competition, put the game we love on a sustainable footing for the long-term future, increase solidarity significantly, and allow fans and amateur players a regular flow of headlines feed their passion for the game and provide them with committed role models. “
What will the format be?
According to the statement, the competition will work like this:
“20 participating clubs with 15 founding clubs and a qualification mechanism for another five teams that qualify every year based on their successes in the previous season.
“During the week, all participating clubs will continue to play in their respective national leagues, maintaining the traditional national calendar that is the focus of club play.
“An August start with clubs taking part in two groups of ten in home and away games, with the three best in each group automatically qualifying for the quarter-finals. The teams that occupy fourth and fifth place then compete in a two-legged play- off on A knockout format with two legs will be used for the remaining quarter-final positions in order to reach the final at the end of May, which will be played as a single game at a neutral location. “
What does FIFA have to say?
“In view of several media inquiries, and as already mentioned several times, FIFA would like to make it clear that it is committed to solidarity in football and a fair redistribution model that can help develop football as a sport, especially on a global level, since its development global football is FIFA’s main mission, ”the organization said in a statement.
“In our view, and in accordance with our laws, any football competition, whether national, regional or global, should always reflect the basic principles of solidarity, inclusivity, integrity and fair financial redistribution. In addition, the governing bodies of football should use all legal, athletic and diplomatic means to ensure that this continues to be the case. Against this background, FIFA can only express its rejection of a “closed European breakaway league” outside of the international football structures if the above-mentioned principles are disregarded.
“FIFA always stands for unity in world football and calls on all parties involved in heated discussions to conduct a calm, constructive and balanced dialogue for the good of the game and in a spirit of solidarity and fair play. FIFA will of course do whatever is necessary to contribute to a harmonized path in the general interest of football. “
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