The official list of the 'detractors' of the Super League

The court's decision of Justice of the European Union (TJUE), that considers that the norms of FIFA and UEFA are contrary to the right of competition, supposing an abuse of power, put "are not subject to any criterion that guarantee his transparent character, aim, no discriminatory and proportionate" , has not changed the posture of the big majority of clubs regarding the possible creation of the Superliga European in a near future.

The tournament, that would gather to 64 teams in three different divisions, has presented an innovative format that would revolutionise completely the current football, but are more those who bet for leaving the things 'as they are', although the maximum organisms rectors of the football, FIFA and UEFA, abuse of the power, as it has recognised with the sentence of the TJUE. In the last hours, have been a lot of the teams that have showed, of official way, his posture.

The rejection by part of the competitions have been absolute. LaLiga, Premier League, Series To, Bundesliga and Tie 1 have showed a firm posture regarding the competition contrived by Florentino Pérez and in which they buoy Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, in addition to some teams that have left opened the door to support it. However, the backrest has been minimum for the tournament, even after presenting the new format with which would start the Superliga.

Clubs that oponen to the Superliga

1. Chelsea
2. Tottenham
3. Liverpool
4. Manchester City
5. Manchester United
6. Atalanta
7. Rome
8. Inter
9. Marseilles
10. Monaco
11. PSG
12. Bayern Münich
13. Dortmund
14. Leverkusen
15. Leipzig
16. Salzburg
17. PSV
18. Copenhagen
19. I carry
20. Real Sociedad
21. Seville
22. Athletic of Madrid

Communiqués from England

In England, in addition to the law that pretends to create the government to forbid the participation of the British clubs in the tournament, the posture of the 'Big Six' has been clear: Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur were the first in pronouncing and this Friday has arrived the communiqué of the Liverpool, adding to the 'wave': The failure of yesterday of the Court of European Justice does not change the position of the club with regard to the Superliga European. Our participation finished. We will follow working with the rest of clubs of the ECA in the competitions UEFA".

Before, the Arsenal had pronounced : "The Arsenal Football Club takes note of the sentence of the Court of Justice of the European Union of the Thursday 21 December 2023 and our position in relation with the Superliga European has not changed. We will follow playing in competitions of the UEFA and will follow working with other European clubs and the Association of European Clubs (ECA)".

Spain, against of the Superliga

In Spain, the situation has been identical. Real Sociedad, Seville or Athletic of Madrid, in addition to diverse clubs of inferior categories. Likewise, for example, in the party between Cádiz and Real Sociedad, as well as the Mallorca-Osasuna, the players posed with a banner in which it read : "Win it to you in the field", the lemma of LaLiga to refuse the Superliga European. The club donostiarra had confirmed that is "engaged in working through the ECA together with the rest of European clubs in defence of the values that define the European football" and that "the respect by the domestic leagues is an active that can not in no case lose. We do not understand the football like an enclosed model. We plead for an open football with direct access from the domestic leagues and season to season".

The Athletic of Madrid, that had appeared in the clubs founders and that in 2021 had withdrawn to avoid problems with the UEFA, explained in his communiqué that "the family of the European football does not want the Superliga European. Germany, France, England, Italy, Spain (to exception of the Real Madrid and Barcelona), etc. do not want the Superliga. We are in favour to protect to the big family of the European football, to protect the domestic leagues and that through them achieve the classification for the European competitions in the terrain of game each season".

Several clubs of Italy pronounce

In Italy, also have been varied the clubs that have positioned of official way. The Atalanta was one of which published a communiqué: "The Atalanta BC, after the sentence of today of the Court of European Justice, expresses his total opposition to any hypothesis of a Superliga and confirms his line that always has been the following: to value the national championships, the meritocracia sportive, salvaguardar the popular passions and respect the national sportive institutions and international".

By his part, the Inter of Milan commented that "it reiterates his position that the future welfare of the European football only can guarantee if the clubs work together through the ECA, in association and collaboration with the UEFA and the FIFA". The ACE Rome, likewise, has stood out that "thinks that the future and the welfare of the European football only can guarantee with the conjoint work of the clubs through the ECA, in narrow collaboration and association with the UEFA and the FIFA".

Germany keeps his posture

Germany, that in a principle had refused the possibility to participate, has kept his posture. The Bayer Leverkusen pronounced through his general director, Fernando Car: "we Take note of the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Communities. But neither the fans neither the big majority of the clubs want another competition of clubs to the margin of the national leagues and the competitions of the UEFA. The current ecosystem futbolístico with the FIFA, the UEFA and the national leagues is good and works. The improvements have to initiate from inside the existent system. The call Superliga neither has perspectives by fault of support of the European clubs, included the Bayer 04 Leverkusen".

The two 'big' of the Bundesliga, Bayern and Dortmund, also have pronounced , whereas the Leipzig has done it through Network Bull. The muniqueses confirmed that "we have taken note of the sentence of the Court of Justice of the European Union. However, this does not change the attitude of the FC Bayern and of the ECA that a competition of this type is an attack to the importance The national leagues also would represent the statics of the European football. The Bundesliga constitutes the base of the FC Bayern, to the equal that all the national leagues represent the base of the clubs of European football. Therefore, it is ours to have to and our deep conviction strengthen it. The same is true: we Go to the European competitions of clubs under the umbrella of the UEFA. So once again it is very clear: the door to the Superliga in the FC Bayern remains closed".

France follows without accessing

In France, the posture has been identical. The ACE Monaco, through his social networks, confirmed that "after the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union, ACE Monaco wishes to express his total adhesion at the beginning of sportive merit that governs the competitions of the UEFA and of the French championship. ACE Monaco will follow working with the clubs of Tie it 1 inside the League of Professional Football and with other clubs through the ECA to participate, of progressive and collective form, in the development of the football", signal.

The Marseilles, on the other hand, stood out that "this decision of the Court of European Justice on the Superliga was expected. We can not establish different rules for the football that for the basketball or the athletics... But the decision never says that it will create the Superliga. Simply it opens the door to the creation of new European competitions by part of the clubs".

The PSG was the first in pronouncing : "Paris Saint-Germain refuses total and entirely any plan for the call Superliga, that has been like this from the first day and always will be like this. Like proud European institution, the PSG supports the principles of the sportive model European, the values of the open competition and the inclusion, and works with all the parts interested recognised of the European football, especially with the fans and players, that are the heart of the game".

Portugal refuses the Superliga

In Portugal, Port wine and Knickers showed his posture. The 'dragons' afirmarom that "the decision of today of the Court of Justice of the European Union does not have to serve to break the family of the football, but so that all work together by a modern and sustainable football, respecting the European tradition of access to the competitions, taking into account only the sportive merit" and that "as always, the FC Carry, one of the European clubs more important of the last decades, is had to work beside the UEFA, and in tuning with the Portuguese Federation of Football and the League of Clubs, to help to promote the competitions and reaffirm the values of the European football".

The Knickers also showed his backrest to the UEFA: "The SC Knickers knew the sentence dictated by the Court of Justice of the European Union in the case of the Superliga European, that by no means validates neither legitimates the call Superliga. SC Knickers reaffirms his commitment to collaborate, inside the ECA and beside cientos of other clubs, to keep the values that define the European football. This guarantee is guaranteeed at present by the solid collaboration that the clubs, through the ECA, are supported by the UEFA", declare.