The clubs will be able to increase their negotiating power vis-à-vis UEFA, given the effects that the European football regulatory body has on the threat of a possible Super Leaguesays lawyer Fernando Veiga Gomes.
“The pie of broadcasting rights for European competitions and, in particular, the Champions League, is not always divided with very obvious criteria. As it is very large, it can be distributed in another way. This is a revolution in the football, but not “I don’t know how it will work, since several big European clubs have already made it known that they will not participate in a Super League,” the Abreu Advogados associate told the Lusa agency.
On Thursday, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) The decision by FIFA and UEFA to prohibit footballers and clubs from participating in competitions is considered contrary to European legislation private, such as the proposed Super League on April 18, 2021.
“For example, when LIV was created in golf, the PGA increased prizes decisively to retain top athletes. There may be some of that movement in soccer. In other words, tempted by the Super League offer , we can see clubs “Ask UEFA what else they will be offered. The balance may shift a little. I don’t know to what extent this will not be useful for the emblems that are on the side of UEFA to increase their bargaining power and negotiate other conditions, “he said. Noted.
This decision It cannot be appealed and will be confirmed by the Spanish court. which is considering the case, in response to the complaint filed in April 2022 by the companies that manage this sports project – A22 Sports Management and European Super League.
“I don’t know what could happen. Now, I recognize that what has been requested in this process in Spain is the possibility of holding the Super League. We even saw this in the statements of the UEFA president.” [o esloveno Aleksander Ceferin] during the last few days. They have already said that they will not oppose the creation of a Super League. However, afterwards there are many problems and UEFA will not make life easier for those who compete,” he projected.
In October 2022, the company A22 Sports Management was created, promoting a readapted project in February 2023, under new principles and a model of 60 to 80 clubs, open, without permanent members and based on sporting merit.
Following the decision handed down by the CJEU, the company’s executive director, the German Bernd Reichart, spread the proposal for a new “open European competition”, with 64 clubs divided into three men’s leagues and 32 two women’s leagues, under the promise of existing ones the free transmission of games through a digital streaming platform.
“Actually, the CJEU did not come to say that it authorized the Super League, it only commented on the rules of FIFA and UEFA. As we learn about the format of the Super League, there is a contradiction here. The court speaks of such an abuse of position dominant by the regulatory bodies, but, from what we can see of the new competition, its model is closed, not very transparent and restrictive of competition,” highlighted Fernando Veiga Gomes.
The Spaniards from Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are the only ‘resistance’ among the 15 founders of the original project – although only 12 were revealed -, which provided for a closed competition with 20 clubs, a scenario questioned by various sectors of the structures. from sport to national governments, including the fans themselves.
The Spaniards from Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are the only ‘resisters’ among the 15 founders of the original project
“The English Government has already stated that it will legislate and prohibit local clubs from participating in the Super League, to protect the Premier League. Then, how will the clubs have a calendar? We will have a Real Madrid playing the Champions League and Super League on the same Wednesday “That is an exaggeration. The players already play 70 or 80 games a year and they want, at least, to add 14 more. What size will the squads be?” he concluded.
Source: TSF
