According to the ECJ ruling
Super League agency relies on great support
Driving the plans for a Super League in football: Bernd Reichart. photo
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The Super League agency sees the ruling of the European Court of Justice as the starting signal. The plans are in place, but are other supporters already known?
The initiators of the Super League project continue to expect great support from football.
“We are convinced that we will easily fill the 64,” said former RTL boss Bernd Reichart of the German Press Agency after the verdict European Court of Justice, through which the responsible sports agency A22 sees itself strengthened. The model presented envisages a new European Cup with 64 clubs in a total of three leagues.
“We want to further develop the proposal”
“We want to develop the proposal further, now the clubs can finally do it in daylight and without fear of sanctions,” said agency boss Reichart. “You can approach the proposal and help us find what will make football great again in Europe.”
The ECJ had ruled that the European Football Union UEFA and the world association FIFA may not generally make other competitions dependent on their approval and may not prohibit clubs and players from taking part in these competitions. However, that does not necessarily mean that the Super League has to be approved, according to the judges. Both associations were calm afterwards and in some cases even felt strengthened.
German clubs no supporters yet
The Spanish clubs FC Barcelona and Real Madrid are supporters of the Super League; no other club names are known. The Bundesliga clubs had opposed competition outside UEFA in the dispute that had been going on for two and a half years. “Germany also sees its competitiveness in an international comparison under pressure, especially with the Premier League,” said Reichart. “We believe that our proposal would be a very, very good opportunity to give European, German clubs in Europe the opportunity to strengthen themselves with a second mainstay.”
A key point of the project is that the new competition should be visible to all fans in the media at no cost. “The reach that the best football could deliver would be unprecedented,” said Reichart. “That’s our bet, we’re building on it.” The fan service is to be financed through advertising.