MADRID – FIFA and the six confederations (UEFA, AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL and OFC) reiterated “firmly” in a statement that the creation of a European ‘Super League’ restricted to certain clubs on the continent would not have the recognition of neither FIFA nor the corresponding confederation.
“Those clubs or players who will play in this competition would be prohibited from participating in competitions organized by FIFA or the corresponding confederation,” the text made public on Thursday, “in light of recent press speculation about the creation.”
The statement recalled that “in accordance with the statutes of FIFA and the confederations, all competitions must be organized or recognized by the body corresponding to each level: by FIFA, globally, and by the confederation, at the continental level “.
“In this regard, the confederations recognize the FIFA Club World Cup, in its current format and in the new one, as the only global club competition and FIFA recognizes the club competitions organized by the confederations as the only continental competitions, “he adds.
He also insists that “the universal principles of sporting merit, solidarity, the system of promotions and promotions and subsidiarity are key elements in the football pyramid, which guarantees the overall success of this sport and , therefore, are enshrined in the statutes of FIFA and the confederations “.
“Football has a long and prosperous history thanks to these principles. The results on the field must always be the ones that determine participation in world and continental competitions,” added the statement signed by FIFA President Gianni Infantino , Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim in the Khalifa, President of the AFC, Constant Omari, Acting President of the CAF, Vittorio Montagliani, President of CONCACAF, Alejandro Domínguez, President of CONMEBOL, Lambert Maltock, President of the OFC and Aleksander Ceferin, UEFA President.