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20 October 2022 - 3:30 AM

The company advising on the creation of a European Super League, has appointed German media executive, Bernd Reichart, as its CEO, as it turns up the pressure ahead of a European Court of Justice (CJEU) ‘opinion’ in December, reports Senior Correspondent, James Corbett.

In July A22 took UEFA to the CJEU in an attempt to overturn the governing body’s monopoly as a regulator and competition organiser. It says these are in violation of EU law. A non binding opinion is due on 15 Decembe

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