European Super League: A wise move or a move to Jeopardize Football?

:speaking_head: Florentino Perez: "From Real Madrid we welcome with great satisfaction the decision taken by the Court of Justice of the European Union… European club football is not and will never be a monopoly again.

From today, the clubs will be the owners of their destiny… It is a great day for the history of football and for the history of sport."

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:speaking_head: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge: “Nobody in Germany would move into the Super League.

When they came to us, president Hainer said: ‘Never with us. We want to win, but within the rules’ - PSG thought so as well." :de::x:

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:rotating_light: The Super League format:

:point_right: 2 teams bottom of the 2 groups in Star League get relegated, and are replaced by the 2 finalists of Gold League.

:point_right: 2 teams bottom of Gold League are relegated, replaced by the 2 finalists of Blue League.

:point_right: 20 out of 32 teams in Blue League exit the competition, and are replaced by 20 NEW teams based on the performances in their Domestic League.

:point_right: The competition will be played mid-week, compatible with Domestic Leagues.

:point_right: League will last from September to April.

:point_right: Play-offs will be played April - May.

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:rotating_light: Marseille president Pablo Longoria on the Super League:

“I consider that having three or four competitions organised by so many different organisers, it would be a catastrophe for football.

If this is the case, I see a difficult future for the world of football.”

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:rotating_light: Clubs that have publicly REJECTED the new Super League format:

:england: Manchester United
:england: Manchester City
:england: Tottenham
:england: Chelsea
:scotland: Celtic
:portugal: Porto
:es: Sevilla
:es: Valencia
:es: Atletico Madrid
:es: Real Sociedad
:es: Villarreal
:de: Bayern
:de: Dortmund
:clipperton_island: PSG
:clipperton_island: Monaco
:it: Inter
:it: AS Roma
:it: Atalanta
:it: Pescara
:netherlands: Feyenoord

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:rotating_light: The net worth of the Super League is €100 Billion and investors are ready to shell out €15 Billion.

The investors will keep 15% and the rest will go to the clubs. Barcelona and Real Madrid will also get a resistance bonus for never leaving it.

(Source: @FFPolo)

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PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi on Florentino Perez’s continued support of the European Super League:

‘It’s strange to talk about the Super League with the UEFA Champions League trophies behind you’ :hot_pepper:

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Mesut Özil on the proposed European Super League back in 2021 :broken_heart:

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Super League CEO Bernd Reichart says ‘football is free’ after today’s ruling against UEFA and FIFA :speaking_head:

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Super League organisers want to launch a new streaming platform called ‘Unify’ where fans can watch all matches and highlights for free :astonished:

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