The announcement of the birth of the new football Super League could not have been more divisive, to which 12 clubs have joined so far – from Real Madrid to Liverpool, passing through the Italians Juventus, Inter and Milan – but it should expand to 15, plus a further five teams ” invited “. The 12 splinter clubs write to Uefa and Fifa saying they are ready to support a legal battle. Meanwhile, on the German front, the no from Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund and the criticisms of the European Commission and FIFA, the world football federation, which condemn the operation financed by JPMorgan.
The legal answer of the 12 clubs
The 12 clubs belonging to the Super League have already ready a legal response to the threat of a lawsuit for damages advanced by UEFA. According to Le Parisien, the clubs have sent a letter to the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, and to that of UEFA, Aleksander Ceferin, in which they warn them that they have filed their “dossier” with various courts, without specifying which ones and with what contents .
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Bayern and Borussia opposed
Bayern Munich and Dortmund, the two German clubs on the board of the European Club Association (ECA), have spoken out strongly against the plan to create a Super League. This was declared by the CEO of Borussia Dortmund Hans-Joachim Watzke. «We met on Sunday evening for a virtual conference on Sunday and confirmed the willingness of the clubs involved to support the planned reform of the Champions League, rejecting the plans to form a Super League. Both German clubs represented (Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund) have expressed the same point of view ».
EU Commission: project contrary to our values
The tones in Brussels are very different: «We must defend a European model of sport based on values, based on diversity and inclusion. There is no space to reserve it for the few rich and powerful clubs that want close links with everything that the associations represent: national championships, promotion and relegation and support for grassroots amateur football ». The Vice President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas expresses herself in these terms on Twitter. “Universality, inclusion and diversity are key elements of European sport and our European way of life,” adds Schinas.
Boris Johnson: “We will do everything possible to ensure that it does not happen”
If between Brussels and London, after Brexit, the feeling is at a minimum, the case by paradox brings the two places closer together: Boris Johnson raises the tone, confirming not only the firm opposition of the British government to the Super League, but also that he is ready to collaborate “with the football authorities so that the project does not go ahead in the way currently proposed”. After the clear censorship expressed on Sunday evening, on Monday the British premier returned to talk about the new continental tournament, in which six English clubs would also participate, dismissing it as «not good news for the fans. We will evaluate everything we can do together with the football authorities to ensure that this plan does not come true, ”said the prime minister.