A22, the company that promotes the Superalloy, has drawn up a decalogue, published today by El Pais, which lays the foundations on which to work to redefine your project.
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A22 presents the new Super League: the details
The new Superalloy corrects some of the more controversial points of his initial approach and advocates a competition in which the best clubs from the major European leagues have a place and in which sporting merit prevails.
Waiting for the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ofXNUMX-XNUMX business days will decide in the next few weeks whether Uefa e Fifa abuse their dominant position as organisers of international competitions, the Super League continues to work towards creating an open competition without permanent members.
Real Madrid, Barcelona e Juventus, the three clubs that are still actively leading the project, have contacted more than 50 European clubs and aspire to create a major championship in which they participate among the 60 and 80 teams divided into groups.
Meanwhile the other nine founders (Athletic, Manchester City, United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham, Inter e Milan) who have publicly renounced continuing the adventure, have not yet contractually separated themselves from the project. bernd reichart has drawn up the “ten principles for a european football championship” and replace la Champions.
“Foundations of European football threatened, we must change”
There is the opening of the tournament to everyone, thecommitment and compliance against the national championships, improvement of financial sustainability of the participating clubs and the largest caution to the care of competition and the players who participate in it to make it more attractive to the young audience.
There is no shortage of sections dedicated to women's football, fans and solidarity between clubs and institutions, XNUMX-XNUMX business days including.
“Last October we launched an open process of dialogue on the future of European football. – he told the Spanish newspaper Reichart - Since then we have spoken to almost 50 clubs and other stakeholders and the conclusion shared by almost all is that the foundations on which European football is built are under serious threat. It is time to make changes.”
The promoting body in charge of the project commissioned by the European Super League Company (ESL) aims to create a new ecosystem in which clubs themselves manage European competitions.
The new Super League would guarantee a minimum of 14 matches to its participants (currently only the finalists play up to 13 matches), and aspires to a competition that will effectively replace the current one. Champions League.
To do so, it would create an entity to replace the current European football governing body as tournament manager. The backdrop to the looming schism is not new. Clubs have been calling for years for greater distribution of revenues generated by international competitions, as well as greater participation in decision-making on their formats.
Before the Super League announced its birth the April 19, 2021, most of the big European clubs wanted to increase their revenues by participating in competitions Uefa and a more attractive format of the Champions LeagueThe Super League saw its first project fail due to popular rejection coming in particular from theEnglandFaced with this situation, UEFA had already reacted.
The format of the Champions League has changed compared to the 2024-2025 season, where you will pass by 32 a 36 participants and six a eight games in the first phase, four at home and four away, against different rivals. A 50/XNUMX partnership with the clubs is already in place for the exploitation of the competitions.
The decision of the ECJ will be decisive for the aspirations of the Superalloy. The previous report of the Advocate General of the EU, the Greek Athanasios Rantos, was in favour of UEFA, which legitimised the organisation and authorisation of European competitions.
The magistrate's opinion does not have to coincide with the sentence that will be issued in the spring, but it usually coincides 80% of the time. Without the support of European justice, the power to convince the Superalloy attracting clubs would be significantly less.
Article published on 9 February 2023 - 13:00
