Super League/CJEU ruling: Real Madrid CF & FC Barcelona express their "satisfaction"

Real Madrid CF (LALIGA EA Sports) "receives the decision adopted by the Court of Justice of the European Union, the body charged with upholding out principles, values and liberties, with tremendous satisfaction. In the coming days, we will study the scope of this resolution in great detail but I can reflect on two conclusions of historic significance. Firstly, European club football will no longer be a monopoly. Secondly, as of today, clubs will have their fate in their own hands," declared Florentino Pérez, president of the Madrid club, on 21/12/2023.

The Spaniard responded to the publication on the same day of the ruling by the CJEU, which had received a reference for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Mercantil (Madrid Commercial Court) in proceedings initiated in Spain by the European Super League Company (ESLC), a company set up to develop the European Super League project supported by Real Madrid and FC Barcelona (LALIGA EA Sports).

The Court, based in Luxembourg, considers that "the FIFA and UEFA rules making any new interclub football project subject to their prior…