The Court of Justice of the European Union states that the football organizations “misused their dominant position in the football market”.
According to the Court of the European Union, the International Football Association Fifa and the European Football Association Uefa broke the law when they blocked the Super League project of the major football clubs. The big clubs’ plan was announced in the spring of 2021, but did not materialize.
– The rules of Fifa and UEFA, according to which all new series projects between clubs such as the Super League require their prior approval, as well as the decision to ban clubs and players from participating in these competitions, are illegal, the EU court ruled in its decision on Thursday.
The court emphasized in the written summary of the decision that the decision does not necessarily mean that the Superliiga should now be approved. The court only stated that Fifa and Uefa have “misused their dominant position in the football market”.
CEO of A22 Sports, a company that promotes the Super League Bernd Reichart still celebrated the decision of the EU court as a victory for the new league.
– We have won the right to compete. UEFA’s monopoly has ended. Soccer has been liberated, Reichart rejoiced on behalf of A22 Sports and the Superliga.