The body headed by Ceferin believes that the arguments of the General Counsel of the Court of Justice of the European Union “represent an encouraging step towards preserving the existing dynamic and democratic governance structure in the European football pyramid”.
UEFA is pleased to receive the opinion of the General Advocate of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) confirming the allegations of the governing body of European football against Super League. “UEFA welcomes today’s unequivocal opinion of Advocate General Rantos, which is an encouraging step to preserve the existing dynamic and democratic governance structure in the European football pyramid,” the body chaired by Slovenian Aleksander Ceferin said in a statement released shortly after the ruling was released. made public. The advice reinforces the central role of the federations in protecting sport, defending the fundamental principles of sporting merit and open access among our members, in addition to uniting football with shared responsibility and solidarity,” added UEFA after its lawyer dealt a heavy blow to the initiative that Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus continue to support against all odds.
“Football in Europe remains united and resolutely opposed to Super League, or any similar breakout proposal, which would threaten the entire European sporting ecosystem. While we await the Court’s final verdict due next year, UEFA, as a governing body without for-profit and in the public interest, remain fully focused on its mission to develop football for all, working closely with the national associations, leagues, clubs, players, fans, EU institutions, governments and other relevant stakeholders who care about the real values of football”, concludes the note with which UEFA responded to the strong opinion in which the general lawyer of the CJEU argues that “while the European Super League Company (ESLC) is free to set up its own independent football competition outside the UEFA and FIFA ecosystem to, in addition to creating that competition, it cannot continue to participate” in the competitions organized by these tities two entities “without the prior consent of these federations”.
Although the decision is not binding, the ECJ usually follows the line of the exhausted in about 80% of cases, so the Super League promoters face a bleak scenario in their eagerness to implement a project that enraged opposition. vast majority of European football led by Ceferin himself and by Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, president of the European Club Association (ECA).
The latter body, which has been hand-in-hand with UEFA since the emergence of Super League changed the status quo, has also congratulated itself on the arguments of the ECJ lawyer. “The opinion delivered today by the Advocate General of the CJEU, Rantos, proposes a clear rejection of the efforts of a few to undermine the foundations and historical heritage of European football for the majority. As a body representing nearly 250 of Europe’s top football clubs, the ECA speaks out strongly against those selfish few who want to disrupt European club football and undermine the values that underpin it. The opinion of Advocate General Rantos, published today, reinforces the ECA’s longstanding opposition to the European Super League and any separatist project,” the ECA said in a statement.
The employers’ association that unites the Spanish First and Second Division clubs has also expressed its satisfaction. “LaLiga, as the only league involved in the proceedings, welcomes the conclusions of the Advocate General defending that the FIFA and UEFA rules that make any new competition subject to prior authorization are compatible with Union competition law” , gives the note of the body chaired by Javier Tebas. “While the conclusions published today are not binding, LaLiga trusts that the magistrates of the Court of Justice of the EU will share the opinion of the Advocate General when they make their final ruling in the coming months,” he stressed. “LaLiga is confident that the current European sports model, supported by the European institutions, allows an adequate development of our sport, from the grassroots to the professional categories, with adequate coexistence between the national leagues and the European leagues. ” he adds.
Apart from this comment, Tebas has used irony on his Twitter account to mock the situation where the ruling leaves the Super League promoters. «Bar with opening license is handed over until 5 am. It has an ideal bar for commentators with crazy ideas,” he emphasized in a tweet accompanied by an image referring to A22Sports Management, the company the project’s backers turned to to defend their interests, if the trustee now has the company .
Source: La Verdad
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