Thursday, lightning struck the world of football. The Court of Justice of the European Union authorized the creation of a championship without the agreement of UEFA. A judgment which put back on the table the question of the creation of a Super League, supported by certain clubs a year ago. Since then, many teams have spoken out, for or against, such a competition.
At the base of the project temporarily aborted last season, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona held firm and are the standard bearers of the Super League. The Spanish giants announced it on their social networks, via videos. Florentino Pérez, president of Real Madrid, said it was: “a great day for the history of football, and the history of sport”. Joan Laporta, president of the Catalan club, welcomed “greater control over their future and their sustainability” for the clubs.
The Italian team Napoli is open to debate. President Aurelio De Laurentiis told Corriere dello Sport “to think seriously about it”.
Several French clubs have reaffirmed their support for UEFA, condemning at the same time. Like PSG, which was firm in its comments: “Paris Saint-Germain totally and completely rejects any project for a so-called Super League, which has been the case since day one and will always remain so. “.
A position on which Olympique Lyonnais and Olympique de Marseille, as well as AS Monaco, have aligned themselves, four clubs which have often been European in previous years and are a leader in French football.
On April 18, 2021, twelve clubs announced that they wanted to create a new European championship. If Real Madrid and FC Barcelona persisted, the others abandoned ship. Atletico Madrid, Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Liverpool have all spoken out against it. Only Juventus and AC Milan did not comment, leaving doubt over the participation of Italian clubs.
Unsurprisingly, German clubs have announced their support for UEFA, like Bayern Munich, Vayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund. Former European Cup winners, such as Sevilla, Porto, Benfica, Celtic Glasgow and Feyenoord have done the same. Finally, many European clubs have also positioned themselves against (Villareal, Bayer Leverkusen, AS Roma, Sevilla, Atalanta).
