Gabriele Gravina, president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), warned this Wednesday to all Italian teams that they will be left out of Serie A and other official competitions if they join the Super League, which The decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is awaited this Thursday.
“We will wait and review the perimeter of the decision. We are the only federation that has adopted a very clear position. “We are totally against it, there is a federal rule where anyone who joins that world will abandon the federal football system,” Gravina concluded.
The consequences of joining the Super League
“We cannot prevent membership, but the choice, if it happens, should be very clear. It is unthinkable to play two or three championships within a series of different organizations. We are already fighting internally for available dates for the championship, you can imagine how What would happen if we added another championship. I have to take care of the brand of Italian football and We need to know what we are dealing with,” Gravina concluded.
This Thursday, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will establish whether the position of UEFA and FIFA regarding the creation of the football Super League is contrary to European competition rules, specifically clarifying whether FIFA and UEFA have abused their dominant position . by blocking the creation of this alternative tournament with the threat of sanctions.
A decision of the CJEU that could open the door to the creation of a tournament, currently supported by Real Madrid and Barcelona,
Source: La Verdad
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