The organization of the Super League continues working in silence and in the next weeks there may be news. So he let it go Florentino Pérez, president of Real Madrid, in a recent meeting from Real Madrid and MD learned more details about the progress of this competition, which the organizers do not consider dead. On the contrary. And as MD found out, contact clubs to attract them in the A22 project, of which Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are the visible leaders, has been very fruitful. In fact, we have spoken to more than a hundred European clubs that have competed or may aspire to do so at continental level. As a result, there are already about 60 those who said they were willing to participate in the project.
In this sense, It should be noted that the Super League format envisages a first division of 16 top clubs (Star League) where the best of the five main European leagues (Spain, England, Italy, Germany and France) will be and other powerful countries such as Portugal and Holland. In addition, there is also a second group of 16 teams (Gold League) and a third of 32 teams (Blue League) of which 20 will be relegated each year.
MORE MERITOCRACY
Another novelty that may exist is about the meritocratic nature of the classification for the three groups. And it was that After talking to so many clubs, many showed up his interest in the champions of the major leagues, although they are not historically great, also has access to the first group. I mean, that if Lille wins the French Ligue 1 get into the ‘top’ group because he earned it on the field. Or the Bayer Leverkusenwho just won the German Bundesliga. This is something that has not yet been decided to be approved but is being reviewed and debated within A22 as there is obviously sensitivity among clubs on this matter. In fact, when the Super League project was presented to the public in 2021, making it clear that this is an initial proposal that is not stable but can evolve over time, as it happens.
now, Madrid and Barça will stay alive a competition activated because justice ruled in favor of its organizers both in the commercial court number 17 of Madrid and in the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) last December. With these judicial endorsementsclubs that signed the initial agreement remain linked to the Super League even if they have officially left it due to pressure from UEFA and even local governments, as clearly happened in England. In any case, These two sentences are supportive the creation and implementation of the European Super League before UEFA, national federations and leagues and FIFA.
The organizers of the Super League They believe that apart from Madrid and Barçathe rest of the clubs that signed the initial agreement remain linked, except for Inter Milan because it added an annex to its merger: it had to be given permission by its creditors and they refused when they saw that English clubs were leaving the competition. In any case, it is assumed that powerful English clubs They will be favored to participate in this new tournament, as well as Juventus, due to Andrea Agnelli’s public and well-known collaboration with A22. There are also other strong clubs from Italy, France and Portugal. Among the obvious matches are PSG, where Al-Khelaifi is now president of the ECA (European Club Association), Manchester City, the first Englishman which left the project under pressure from Boris Johnson and Bayern Munich, although in the case of the Germans it is believed that they may reconsider their position if meritocratic access to the Super League is emphasized.
THE DURATION OF THE COMPETITION
That’s another detail is discussed within A22 and about what the changes may be the duration of the competition. Now, in the group of 16 top clubs there will be two groups of eight that will play a round-robin League giving 14 games in that stage. Then, the top four in each group play against each other in the quarterfinals as two-legged eliminators, as well as the semifinals and single-legged final. In total, the champion must play 19 gameswhen in the current Champions format there are 17 at most. A22 is examining whether its model can be reduced taking into account the health of the players, who already have a relatively full calendar between their clubs and the national teams. That the Nations League, a UEFA competition, has been extended with a double-legged quarter-final is good proof of this. In this situation, A22 is considering whether it is possible to reduce its competition to 17 or 18 games. Few matches to playalways, mid weekthus preserving national league competitions for the weekend.
Deadlines are constantly maintained for the start of the competition: o September 2025 or September 2026. Today, the main difficulty is the announcement of the platform for broadcasting the matches because it will be worldwide and that implies a great capacity to support hundreds of millions of fans who connect simultaneously. through an app called Unify. There is no fear of advertising revenue as this platform will allow global brands to advertise and also geolocate sponsors for each country.
Source: La Verdad
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