Football: Super league project still very much alive, says A22 CEO
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(From left) Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, A22 Sports Management CEO Bernd Reichart and Barcelona chief Joan Laporta in Madrid on Friday.
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MADRID – The project to create a European Super League (ESL)
On Thursday, football governing bodies Uefa and Fifa won the backing of an adviser to Europe’s top court on a case brought by the advocates of the ESL who want to challenge their monopoly on tournaments.
The ESL collapsed less than 48 hours after it was launched
That left only Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus committed to the project.
“The Super League is far from dead,” Reichart told an event in Madrid on Friday, adding that there was interest among European clubs about it and expecting the final decision to be taken in the spring.
He also argued that the project was not about having an elitist competition and said organisers were talking to all clubs who see their growth ambitions limited by the existing European tournaments. REUTERS
