ALL POSTS TAGGED "Super League"
News
/ 168 days agoNew twist in tale: Possible start date of Super League revealed
There may not be much love for it, but the European Super League (ESL) is setting a start date for next year. The European Super League is launching in September 2025. It is an attempt to compete with the UEFA Champions League by bringing together the best teams in Europe in a new style. The […]
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/ 188 days ago'Football is meritocracy': Atalanta coach slams Super League
With a 3-1 aggregate victory against Marseille, Atalanta secured a place in the Europa League final. Their moment to compete for international glory has finally come. The Serie A outfit will now face off against the formidable Bayer Leverkusen at the Aviva Stadium. In the realm of Italian soccer, the notion of a managerial reign […]
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/ 203 days ago"Super League is dead": Barca's Laporta scolded by Al-Khelaifi
In a scathing attack on Barcelona president Joan Laporta, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi declared the Super League dead. Following its disastrous 2021 debut, only Real Madrid and Barcelona still want to establish a European Super League. Several teams immediately withdrew from the initiative in response to the strong fan criticism, and it swiftly fell apart. […]
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/ 245 days agoDanish Superliga to blame for European Super League's demise
The European Super League organizers are reportedly trying to get teams to start discussions again for a 2025 debut. They are reportedly unfazed by the original setback in 2021. An essential component of the original proposals was the inclusion of Premier League clubs in the revised framework. Regardless, the ESL organizers are hell-bent on moving […]
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/ 258 days agoCrystal Palace owner hopes for formation of World Super League
American businessman John Textor has called for the formation of a new super league. The previously proposed European Super League (ESL), however, will not exactly cut it for the billionaire. Instead, Textor is essentially hoping to create a World Super League consisting from clubs from all over the globe. The Florida native currently owns a […]
European Super League
/ 280 days agoMacron urges EU to put the Super League out of existence
In recent months, much discussion has centered on the European Super League. The contentious tournament's organizers, A22, have been making waves with their new suggestions. A large number of soccer clubs and organizations have disregarded this and kept putting their faith in UEFA. But more and more people are speaking out against the competition. As […]
European Super League
/ 281 days agoUEFA increases prize money to put halt to Super League hopes
For the last few months, the European Super League scenario has dominated the conversation. The current leaders of the planned league, Real Madrid and Barcelona, want it to eventually replace UEFA's tournaments. After much deliberation, the European Supreme Court ruled in favor of the ESL in December 2023. According to them, UEFA has no business […]
Barcelona
/ 286 days agoESL: Laporta reveals names clubs in favor and league start
The debut of the European Super League (ESL) appears only a matter of time, according to Barcelona president Joan Laporta. He proposed that the Super League starts either next season or in the 2025-26 season. When Laporta first proposed the idea, many teams showed interest. However, they subsequently expressed no interest in joining. Real Madrid […]
European Super League
/ 293 days ago50 to 60 clubs are holding talks over Super League plans
Although approved by the EU's Court of Justice, the ambitious plans for the European Super League haven't materialized as anticipated. Several top European clubs boycotted, revealing strong opposition to the innovative idea of the European Super League. A number of sources have indicated that enough teams have agreed to hold the tournament as of late. […]
European Super League
/ 321 days agoNew setback: Serie A law change poses threat to Super League
If Serie A clubs attempt to join the independent European Super League, the Italian Football Federation will remove them from the league. This unfortunate verdict follows a landmark finding in favor of the Super League by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). Because of a ruling by the ECJ, neither UEFA nor FIFA could punish […]
Leagues: UEFA Champions League
/ 338 days agoTurning the page to the next UEFA Champions League format
The 2022/23 UEFA Champions League campaign signals the end of the group-stage format. With 32 teams in play, there are eight groups of four. The top two teams from each group advance to the round of 16, which brings two-legged knockout ties. Next season, the UEFA Champions League changes drastically. For the first time, the […]
European Super League
/ 408 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, […]
European Super League
/ 652 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, […]