European Super League project dealt hammer blow – ESL spokesperson still confident clubs will be allowed to “…manage their own destiny”
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European Court of Justice Advocate General sides with UEFA in Opinion on case that challenged its role as European club competition organiser.
UEFA likely to claim a “comprehensive victory” when a full verdict is delivered next year, leading expert on EU sports law tells us.
Why it matters: The Opinion may have brought the biggest changes since the Bosman Ruling 27 years ago.
The perspective: Main stakeholders welcome the Opinion, but A22 CEO Bernd Reichart says that it is just “one step in an ongoing case”.
15 December 2022 - 4:28 PM
A huge blow has been dealt to the European Super League after Europe’s highest court, the European Court of Justice (CJEU), backed UEFA and FIFA’s right to have ultimate approval over the creation of such a competition.
The opinion had threatened the biggest changes to football since the Bosman Ruling 27 years ago, but the court appears to have come down on the side of the status quo, dealing a hammer blow to the ESL, of which 11 clubs remain shareholders, and A22, the strateg
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