Without Real, Barça and Juve: Super League

As the ECA announced on Monday, Atletico Madrid, the two Italian clubs Milan and Inter as well as the six English clubs Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham were recempted back into the circle. According to ECA, the nine clubs have seen that a Super League is not in the interest of the entire football community .

Three clubs was prohibited the return to the influential group: In addition to the two Spanish archrivals Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, ​​the banquet also met the Italian record champion Juventus Turin. The trio continues to pursue the idea of ​​a separate European Super League, as last already leaked.

To strengthen the unity in European football

This Decision of the ECA Executive Board marks the end of a regrettable and turbulent episode for European football and corresponds to the tireless focus of the ECA to strengthen unity in European football, said the Club Association on Monday.

In April, twelve European peak associations went to the public one day before the adoption of the Champions League reform with the idea of ​​a Super League and simultaneously stepped out with the step from the ECA. The UEFA criticized the idea sharp and threatened to unite the involved as well as her players with hard consequences. After just a few days, the plan collapsed by the pressure of UEFA, but also by fans and sponsors. The nine clubs, who were now resumed, made a retractor and also participated in partial penalties.

Real and Barça and Juve, however, believed and faith further to the Champions League and and last even filed an action at the European Court of Justice (ECJ). UEFA, in turn, initiated a disciplinary procedure against the three clubs.

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Competition of elite clubs

The founding of the Super League

on the subject

• 19 . April 2021: In the night before the CL reform 2024, twelve European clubs announce the founding of the Super League.

• Fans, associations, national leagues, clubs, players and trainers reject the founding of the Super League.

• About 48 hours later, the Super League announces that there will be no competition in this form at this time.

• Sharp tones: Real, Barça and Juve continue to believe the Super League

• UEFA discipline procedure against real, Barcelona and Juventus