Super League: Europe of football tears itself apart?
Twelve European clubs have decided to launch a new competition, the Super League, which will compete with the Champions League. UEFA threatens to sanction all clubs involved in this project.
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Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Atlético Madrid, Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham are the 12 clubs involved in this Super League project, led by Florentino Pérez. This group could be expanded to 20 teams.
The clubs will be grouped into 2 pools of 10. The first 4 of each group will play the quarter-finals. Indeed, there should be 15 permanent clubs and 5 clubs will qualify each season. According to European media, the winner would receive 355 million euros (232 billion FCFA). For now, PSG and Bayern Munich are not part of this Super League.
A member of this Super League, Barça president Joan Laporta has expressed his position. “The Super League is an option but there are other alternatives, such as, for example, a super Club World Cup, alternating with the World Cup selections. I’m more on this side than on the side of a Super League, ”he told Spanish radio Cadena Cope.
A female version of the Super League will soon be created.
Faced with this situation, UEFA has decided to ban the clubs that will participate in this European Super League. These teams will no longer be able to participate in national championships and European competitions. In addition, participating players will be prohibited from representing their national team. Can these measures curb the momentum of the 12 founding clubs of the Super League? Football’s Europe will undoubtedly have some hectic weeks
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