UEFA is continuing the criminal proceedings against Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus for their role in the as yet unsuccessful plans to establish a Super League. The European Football Association has announced after an investigation of barely two weeks that a disciplinary procedure will be started. Barcelona, Real and Juventus are the only one of the original 12 Super League clubs to stick to their plans.
UEFA suspects the trio of violating UEFA statutes and other regulations. “More information will follow in due course,” the union said in a summary statement. It is still unclear what penalty Barcelona, Real and Juventus risk. They may be excluded from participation in the Champions League next season, which could mean a shift in the distribution of European tickets.
According to the Spanish radio station Cadena COPE In that case, UEFA will designate Real Sociedad and Real Betis as replacements for Barcelona and Real Madrid, and Napoli in place of Juventus. The numbers five and six of the past LaLiga season will in principle come out in the Europa League next season, but could possibly look forward to a wonderful surprise. This also applies to the clubs below for whom in principle the Conference League or a season without European football beckons. In Italy, Napoli intervened on the last day of play in addition to participating in the Champions League.
Nine of the twelve promoters (AC Milan, Internazionale, Atlético Madrid, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur) withdrew after a massive outpouring of criticism. However, this did not escape punishment.
UEFA jointly fined the nine clubs EUR 15 million. The amount is invested in youth football. The nine clubs also have to surrender five percent of the European prize money from last season and a fine of one hundred million euros will follow if they try again outside UEFA to start a new competition.
However, UEFA itself will probably also have to answer for the crackdown on the Super League. A Spanish judge wants to know from the Court of Justice of the European Union whether FIFA and UEFA have abused their positions of power in thwarting the Super League. The request has come from the Madrid Enterprise Chamber.