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(COMBO) This combination of file pictures made on 19 April, 2021, shows the logos of the following European football clubs: (top, L-R) Liverpool on 30 May, 2019 in Madrid; Manchester United on 5 July, 2013 in Manchester; Arsenal on 2 March, 2019 in London; Chelsea on 13 March, 2020 in London; a football ball on 17 September, 2018 in Istanbul (bottom, L-R) Manchester City on 10 April, 2021 in Manchester; Tottenham Hotspur on 2 March, 2019 in London; Atletico Madrid on 20 May, 2014 in Lisbon; AC Milan on 10 September, 2006 in Milan and Inter Milan on 7 April, 2021 in Milan. – Photo:AFP

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La Liga criticizes the Super League as a ‘self-centered

La Liga vehemently condemns the Super League, labeling it as a “selfish and elitist model” that undermines the principles of fair competition

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21-12-23 16:09
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Europe Court rules Super League - La Liga
(COMBO) This combination of file pictures made on 19 April, 2021, shows the logos of the following European football clubs: (top, L-R) Liverpool on 30 May, 2019 in Madrid; Manchester United on 5 July, 2013 in Manchester; Arsenal on 2 March, 2019 in London; Chelsea on 13 March, 2020 in London; a football ball on 17 September, 2018 in Istanbul (bottom, L-R) Manchester City on 10 April, 2021 in Manchester; Tottenham Hotspur on 2 March, 2019 in London; Atletico Madrid on 20 May, 2014 in Lisbon; AC Milan on 10 September, 2006 in Milan and Inter Milan on 7 April, 2021 in Milan. – Photo:AFP

Spain’s La Liga reacted angrily Thursday to Europe’s top court ruling UEFA and FIFA had broken EU law in stifling the Super League, declaring it is “a selfish and elitist model.”

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The two heavyweights of Spanish football Real Madrid and Barcelona had been the final two clubs who remained proponents of the Super League, but La Liga has firmly opposed to the concept.

LA LIGA SLAMS SUPER LEAGUE

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“Today, more than ever, we reiterate that the ‘Super League’ is a selfish and elitist model,” La Liga posted on X, formerly Twitter.

“Anything that is not fully open, with direct access only through the domestic leagues, season by season, is a closed format.”

The summary of the European Court of Justice’s written judgment stressed its ruling doesn’t necessarily mean the Super League project should now be authorised, just that FIFA and UEFA have been “abusing a dominant position” in the football market.

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“The FIFA and UEFA rules making any new interclub football project subject to their prior approval, such as the Super League, and prohibiting clubs and players from playing in those competitions, are unlawful,” it ruled.

A22 Sports, the company promoting the Super League project and who are due to hold a press conference later Thursday in Madrid, claimed victory.

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“We have won the right to compete. The UEFA monopoly is over. Football is free,” the firm’s CEO Bernd Reichart declared in a social media post from the A22 account.

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