72% of football fans in Europe supports the Super League projectaccording to a survey conducted by the French institute Opinion Way for A22 Sports, the company promoting the future competition, which has the explicit support of Barça and Real Madrid and the hidden support of many other clubs. The poll shows strong support in the European Super League in a large and representative sample of football fans in eight major European countries: the survey indicates that 72% of football fans in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom United is in favor of its creation.
The studying is based on a representative sample of 6,458 football fans over the age of 15 interviewed at the beginning of February 2024. The questions refer to the new Super League proposed by A22 after the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union on December 21, 2023.
The results of the survey
72% of all football fans interviewed in the eight main European countries are in favor of creating a European Super League, with Spain (84%), Portugal (81%) and Italy (80%) the most in favor. In other countries, the idea of initiation The Super League has the support of the majority of fans: 75% in France and Belgium, 67% in the Netherlands, 65% in the United Kingdom and 61% in Germany.
At age, The conclusion of the survey is the Super League It has the support of the younger generation, an age group that is moving away from live broadcasts of European football competitions. Fans between 15 and 24 years old (86%) and between 25 and 35 years old (81%) are strongly in favor of the European Super League proposal.
When you ask them for reasons in favor of a Super League In Europe, football fans say the proposal is a “good idea”, offering an “innovative format” and a “fairer and more exciting” competition than the current system. Super League goals solve the problem of importance number of meaningless matches in the current European competition that suggest exciting matches throughout the season.
In between club followersin Juventus (96%), Real Madrid (93%), FC Barcelona (89%), Atlético de Madrid (88%), Manchester City (85%), Benfica (84%), FC Porto (83%), Chelsea (81%) and PSG (81%) are the most supportive of the new Super League.
As for television, fans who are subscribers Pay television broadcasters are more supportive of the Super League (76%) than those who are not (69%). So it is not surprising that 90% of the fans surveyed like the idea of free broadcasting of all Super League matches through the UNIFY platform.
The landmark decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union to end UEFA’s monopoly on European football club competitions is supported by 77% of football fans, with levels ranging from 71% in Germany to 87% in Spain.
Reichart: “We are on the right track”
Bernd Reichart, CEO of A22, said that “we are committed to an open dialogue about our proposal for the future of European club football with the clubs themselves and other relevant football players. The positive comments which we have received in our discussions with the clubs since the CJEU judgment showed us that we are on the right track. As part of our dialogue, it is also important for us to understand the opinions of the biggest and most important group: European football fans. “We have proof that the desire for a European Super League as a more exciting alternative to the current European football club competition is stronger than ever.”
Source: La Verdad
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