Great news. The organizers of the Super League did everything very competently - if the club took responsibility for joining a new competition, then it is responsible with money for its decision. This is serious business. I think now everything will go into the area of litigation - UEFA announced today that it will disqualify the Super League clubs from the Champions League within a week. Disgusting position (they are afraid of competition) but in my opinion this position has no prospects in court.
I'm glad to see that there will be a penalty for leaving the ESL, this whole affair was a shambles and FIFA should still be looking at proper punishments for these rich billionaire owners who were trying to be even more greedy. Abramovich is the latest scumbag to make his apology but it is empty. It is an absolute disgrace they keep referring to the excuse of "we thought it was what the fans wanted" yet they kept the whole project in a cloak of secrecy up until the very last second they announced it, how could it be what the fans wanted when they never even consulted the fans? Something needs to happen so these super clubs can never again try to act in this way and turn a competitive sport into an entertainment show where they keep all the money at the expense of smaller clubs.
You write nonsense. Realize the facts: FIFA is currently distributing money from international competitions and UEFA from national competitions. Clubs (those who create the product) are in a subordinate position and depend on the will of the fucked up corrupt officials. This is a disgusting situation and must be corrected. And by the way, the creation of the Super League will in no way harm the competitiveness of the football, but, on the contrary, will strengthen it.
How does creating a league, with a set of teams that can never drop out because they are guaranteed a place, in any way promote competitiveness? The
only reason they did it was to keep a bigger cut of the revenue and you are foolish if you think otherwise. The strength of feeling from football fans and the fact that the clubs have backtracked so quickly shows you have no idea what you're talking about. If it was really good for the game they would have stuck by it and released public consultations all throughout the setup process, they hid it because they knew there was no justification and it would ruin lower level teams.
