“in [octobre] In 2020, I expressed my complete disagreement and rejection of the establishment of the Super League. Three years later, I still stand by my opinion. “I think this is a bad idea for football, because it violates all principles of sporting merit.”
Fernando Gomez She later reaffirmed her position Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). It considered the decision of FIFA and UEFA to prevent football players and clubs from participating in special competitions, such as the Premier League proposed on April 18, in violation of European law. 2021.
“If this were to materialize, it would cause great harm to football as a whole and to Portuguese clubs in particular. Therefore, the Portuguese Football Federation has been, and will continue to be, strongly opposed to competitions organized outside associations and leagues, and strongly supports the European Union.” Mathematical model.
The European Court of Justice, the European Union's highest administrative body, ruled that UEFA and FIFA abused their “dominant position” in their move against the establishment of the controversial World Cup. Super League Football.
Real Madrid and Barcelona are among the 15 founders of the original project – although only 12 have been revealed – which envisaged a competition between 20 clubs, contested by different constituencies, from sporting structures to national governments, including the fans themselves. .
In October 2022, the company A22 was created to promote the project, which readapted the initial plan, in February 2023, with new principles and a model of 60 to 80 clubs, open, without permanent members and based on sporting merit.
