Super League: FIFA & UEFA welcome the conclusions of the CJEU's Advocate General

"UEFA warmly welcomes today's unequivocal opinion recommending a ruling of the CJEU in support of our central mission to govern European football, protect the pyramid and develop the game across Europe," said the European Confederation on 15/12/2022.

UEFA responded to the opinion of Athanasios Rantos, Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), earlier today that "the FIFA-UEFA rules under which any new competition is subject to prior approval are compatible with EU competition law."

The Greek magistrate delivered his conclusions (document available to download) in a case which sees the European Super League Company (ESLC) - "a company governed by Spanish law which was set up by prestigious European football clubs, plans to organise the first closed (or 'semi-open') annual European football competition, called the 'European Super League' (ESL), which would exist independently of UEFA but whose clubs would continue to participate in the football competitions organised by the national football federations and UEFA and FIFA" - challenging the behaviour of…