The founding teams of the new competition seek to curb attempts by the body to prevent its launch
the 12 European clubs who have announced the formation of a Superliga football officials told the leaders of the FIFA and the UEFA that legal action has already been taken to stop attempts to prevent the launch of the new competition, according to a letter to which it has had access The Associated Press.
The letter was sent by the group of English, Spanish and Italian clubs to the president of the FIFA, Gianni Infantino, And its counterpart of the UEFA, Aleksander Ceferin, Indicating that the Superliga Yes had a guarantee of 4 billion euros ($ 5.5 billion) in financing from a financial institution.
the UEFA threaten with legal actions to the clubs of the Superliga –among which is the Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus i Manchester United– after their plans were leaked. The European organization warned that the Rebel clubs could be expelled from national competitions such as the Spanish League and the English Premier League, as well as from international competitions.
“We are concerned that the FIFA and the UEFA may respond to this letter of invitation by trying to impose punitive measures to exclude any participating club or player from their respective competitions, “the clubs of the Superliga to Infantino and Ceferin.
“However, his formal statement urges us to take preventive measures to protect us from this adverse reaction, which would not only jeopardize the funding commitment […] but, significantly, it would be illegitimate. For this reason, SLCo [Super League Company] has filed a motion before the relevant courts to ensure incident-free training and operation of the competition in accordance with applicable laws. “
The courts to which they had gone were not identified.
“It is our duty, as members of the board of SLCo, Ensure that all reasonable actions available to protect the interests of the competition and our investors are diligently taken, given the irreparable harm they would suffer if, for any reason, they were deprived of the opportunity to establish the competition in a timely manner and distribute the benefits “of the financing, the Superliga.
the Superliga aims to create a 20-team tournament with 15 founding members, although there are now only 12 entrants. The other participants are Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, i Tottenham Hotspur in England; Athletic of Madrid and the Italians AC Milan e Inter Milan.
The split was launched just as the UEFA, Who runs European football, believed he had an agreement to extend the Champions League from 2024. Now, the same executives who supported these plans have decided to organize on their own and claim that existing competitions could be maintained, despite losing their more successful teams, such as Real Madrid, Which has a record of 13 European championships with the current format, and Liverpool, With six titles.
“The competition will be played alongside the current national league and cup competitions which are a key piece of the competitive fabric of European football,” the letter from the Superliga a Infantino i Ceferin. “We are not trying to replace the UEFA Champions League nor in the Europa League, but to compete with and coexist with these tournaments. “