A court in Madrid has decided that FIFA, UEFA and national associations are not allowed to take any measures for the time being against the twelve clubs that plan to play in the Super League, according to the news agency. Reuters to report. At the request of the Super League, the Madrid court has considered the case. It has been stipulated that penalties may not be handed out until a judge has thoroughly investigated the case.
Even before the twelve founding clubs through a statement officially announced that they want to play in a Super League, UEFA had already spoken out with firm language about the plan. The European Football Association immediately announced that the players of the founding clubs not be allowed to play international football under the flag of UEFA in the future. “The players who will participate in the Super League will be banned from the World Cup and the European Championship. They will not be able to represent their national team, “UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin reiterated on Monday.
Ceferin said that in his eyes the players should be banned ‘as soon as possible’. “We are still reviewing the situation with our lawyers.” FIFA president Gianni Infantino also spoke threatening language at the UEFA congress in Montreux, Switzerland: “The clubs that want to continue this initiative will have to live with the consequences of their choice. They are entirely responsible for that themselves. In concrete terms, it means: Either you come with us or not. You can’t just participate for half. ” UEFA board member Jesper Möller said on Monday that Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid will be immediately expelled from the Champions League because of their participation in the Super League.
The Super League has now apparently tested this threatening language at a commercial court in Madrid. The latter has decided that FIFA, UEFA or national associations are not yet allowed to take measures against the twelve founding clubs of the Super League. Punishments may not follow until a court has dealt with the case in detail. It represents a first, small legal victory for the Super League. “But the question is whether a Madrid court will ultimately have anything to say about UEFA, FIFA or the Premier League,” emphasizes Reutersreporter Simon Evans on Twitter.