Twelve top European clubs have announced the creation of a football Super League. This was reported by AFP with reference to the press release of the organization.
Kyiv. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – April 19, 2021 – Sport
Among the clubs were English “Manchester United”, “Manchester City”, “Tottenham”, “Liverpool”, “Chelsea” and “Arsenal”, Spanish “Barcelona”, “Atletico” and “Real”, Italian “Milan”, “Inter “and” Juventus “. They are among the founding clubs of the new tournament.
“Twelve leading clubs in Europe today agreed to create a new tournament – the Super League. The matches will be held in the middle of the week, the tournament will be led by the founding clubs,” the press release said. which must take place as soon as possible. ”
Earlier on Sunday, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the leadership of the national football federations of England, Spain, and Italy, as well as the championships of these countries condemned the creation of the Super League and said that these clubs will be excluded from national tournaments and competitions under the auspices of UEFA.
“The founding clubs are looking forward to discussing joint cooperation with UEFA and the International Football Federation (FIFA) in the future to ensure the best prospects for both the new tournament and football in general,” the press release said.
The head of the Super League was the president of “Real” Florentino Perez, vice presidents of the tournament – Andrea Agnelli (“Juventus”) and Joel Glaser (“Manchester United”).
It is planned that 15 founding clubs will take part in the Super League, as well as five more teams that will qualify for the tournament based on the results of the previous season. The matches will take place in the middle of the week, the clubs will continue to play in their national championships. The season will begin in August.
Two groups of 10 teams will be created, which will hold matches at home and away. The top three teams from each group will automatically reach the quarterfinals. The fourth and fifth teams will play head-to-head matches to determine two more quarterfinalists. The quarterfinals and semifinals will consist of two matches, the final – of one game on a neutral field in late May.
A press release said the founding clubs would receive about $ 3.5 billion to support their infrastructure investment plans and offset the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The Super League expects that solidarity payments to clubs will significantly exceed the income from the current European Cups, they will amount to more than 10 billion dollars.
FIFA strongly opposed the creation of the “European Premier League”.
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Source: Ukrgate