The British government and the Premier League, which organizes the English championship, reiterated their opposition to any Super League project, after a European court decision handed down on Thursday on the subject.
The Premier League “continues to reject any concept of this type”, reacted the English league, in unison with the British government which “maintains” its opposition and promises to legislate in 2024 to “stop” any initiative in the direction of a private Super League reserved for elite European clubs.
“The Premier League reiterates its commitment to the clear principles of open competition which underpin the success of domestic and international club competitions,” it recalled in a statement. For her, “football thrives on the competitiveness created by promotion and relegation, the annual qualification on merit from national leagues and cups for international club competitions, and the long-standing rivalries and rituals that accompany weekends. ends devoted to national football.
The Super League is a private and semi-closed competition project, competing with the Champions League, which was launched in April 2021 by twelve major European clubs, supposed to be ex officio members. Faced with the anger of many supporters and the threat of political measures, the affair collapsed within 48 hours. But the project was relaunched in mid-October when the A22 company was launched. And on Thursday, its promoters won a battle before the Court of Justice of the European Union: the latter disavowed UEFA by considering that its 2021 rules aimed at preventing the Super League were contrary to the law.
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The British government has promised for several months to create an independent regulator for English football, in order to prevent its clubs from participating in any dissident UEFA competition. When the Super League project emerged, “we took the important decision to launch a fan-led review of the entire English football system, calling for the creation of a new independent regulator for our entire system,” recalled the Ministry of Culture, Media and Sports on Thursday.
“We will soon propose a law that will make this idea a reality, preventing clubs from participating in dissident competitions in the future,” he said. “The government supported supporters when a number of clubs attempted to join a parallel competition in 2021. We stand by this decision and in 2024 we will introduce legislation for a football regulator who can stop any attempts similar to the future and protect the game,” explained Minister Lucy Frazer on X (ex-Twitter).
