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/ 754 days agoFlorentino Perez blasts new Champions League format
Real Madrid Florentino Perez has continued his attack on LaLiga and UEFA. Speaking on Saturday at the Spanish side's Annual General Meeting, Perez claimed that the need for the European Super League (ESL) is now "more necessary than ever." The remarks come as UEFA recently revealed plans to change the format of their Champions League. […]

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/ 792 days agoNew Super League plans emerge, UEFA forced to respond
UEFA has been working on plans to launch a new Super League. The organization vehemently denied these claims. Daily Spanish paper El Pais reported that preparations are underway for a new European Super League. This competition has a possible debut in 2027. A European Cup campaign would have three competitions—the Super League, the Europa League, […]

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/ 978 days agoUEFA to help Juventus in investigation if they quit Super League
European soccer's governing body is reportedly ready to extend an olive branch to Juventus. The Italian giants saw 15 Serie A points docked this season as a result of financial irregularities. Their entire board resigned while the investigation took place. Along with the points deduction, UEFA are also considering banning the Bianconeri from European competitions […]

AC Milan
/ 992 days agoLiverpool and Man Utd most involved in Super League plans
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has claimed that Manchester United and Liverpool were the top two English clubs that were involved the most in the controversial European Super League proposals in 2021. In an interview on The Overlap with Gary Neville, Ceferin also claimed that he “lost it” with an official of an unnamed club. […]

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/ 1015 days agoTories reveal independent regulator plan to give fans more say
The United Kingdom government has published their white paper regarding professional soccer this week. Recommendations of the report came from a fan-led review in 2021 to insist on implementing an independent regulator. This previous review came at a time when the 'Big Six' Premier League clubs attempted to jump ship and help create a new […]

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/ 1028 days agoLaLiga president issues rebuttal to Super League plans
Javier Tebas has penned a scathing op-ed for The Athletic regarding the latest European Super League news. The LaLiga president ripped ESL official Bernd Reichart, dismissed scheduling of the proposed league, and claimed that the big clubs are just looking for a cash grab. Reichart announced on Thursday that the ESL is now planning to […]

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/ 1029 days agoEuropean Super League new proposal calls for 60-80 teams
European Super League officials have been working on ways to tweak their setup for months now with a new proposal. News surfaced back in October that the league, with help from A22 Sports Management chief executive Bernd Reichart, had plans to attempt a relaunch by 2024. Now Reichart has revealed a new scheme on Thursday […]

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/ 1030 days agoIs European soccer going the way of European basketball?
The recent talk about the creation of a European Super League in soccer mirrors European basketball over the last two decades. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus and other clubs continue to pioneer the plan for the competition. In that case, European soccer could very easily wind up with the same look as basketball in Europe. It […]

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/ 1036 days agoEuropean Super League is here; it’s called the Premier League
After the January transfer window closed on Tuesday, football executives throughout Europe took a deep breath. The amount of money spent in January alone was staggering. More than one billion dollars. However, the most eye-popping metric was that one single Premier League club spent more on January transfers than every single club in the Bundesliga, […]

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/ 1038 days agoUEFA and FIFA can’t block European Super League, court rules
European Super League (ESL) organizers collected a significant victory inside a Madrid courtroom on Tuesday. A22, promoters of the breakaway league, won an appeal previously filed against FIFA and UEFA. The court rules UEFA and FIFA cannot punish the ESL. FIFA and UEFA wanted to sanction ESL organizers for attempting to form the league. Court […]

Apple TV
/ 1057 days agoSuper League: The War for Football: Apple's next soccer hit?
Many soccer fans know Apple TV+ for its irreverent comedy series Ted Lasso. Live soccer arrives later this Spring when the MLS/Apple $250 million, 10-year rights deal delivers the MLS Season Pass app, which will feature every MLS regular season and playoff game in one place for the first time. World Soccer Talk got a […]

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/ 1085 days agoEuropean Super League dealt blow by Court of Justice
FIFA and UEFA have received support from the European Court of Justice regarding their feud with European Super League organizers. Legal advisor Athanasios Rantos officially insisted that the court allow the two governing bodies of the sport to block the formation of the Super League. In his report, Rantos claimed that the failed league should […]