But as we all know, there was an immediate backlash by fans, local politicians, and finally FIFA and UEFA who galvanized the negative press to halt the proceedings. The founding members assumed they would round out the league by extending invitations to top clubs from League One in France, the Bundesliga, and the Eredivisie who would then be promoted and relegated annually in the coming years. Stan Kroenke of Arsenal, already a villain for trying to block the World Cup from playing matches at Sofi Stadium (Los Angeles) in an effort to make himself richer, was also heavily involved. The Board was littered with members of these club’s leadership led by Perez at the top, Andrea Agnelli of Juventus, and the Glazers of Manchester United. It’s important to note that all twelve of these clubs had already agreed to participate and therefore would be due a cut of the initial investment said to be around $400m at a minimum. Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, and Barcelona from La Liga. Inter Milan, AC Milan, and Juventus from Serie A. What catalyzed Perez’s gleeful statement on Thursday was a court ruling by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Justice that essentially agreed that both UEFA and FIFA overstepped their authority back in 2021 when they actively threw roadblocks into the Super League pathway.īefore we get into which clubs are already involved, let’s review the original Super League Plan: 12 founding member clubs who could not be relegated which included Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester United, and Manchester City from the EPL.

While all the details are still developing, a fresh blueprint for a revamped “Super League” is sure to dominate sports media worldwide for the next few weeks.

To top off a terrible period over the last few weeks that saw Newcastle bomb out of both the Champions League vs AC Milan and the Carabao Cup Quarterfinal against Chelsea FC due to parallel meltdowns in the closing minutes of each respective match, Football’s apex Grinch and current Real Madrid president Florentino Perez decided to ruin everyone’s Holiday Season by announcing fresh plans for the defunct Super League on Thursday, Dec.

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