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European Super League: 12 top clubs announce breakout competition; UEFA opposes 'cynical project'
CBS SportsUEFA has slammed a new breakaway Super League that was announced Sunday with the participation of big-name English, Spanish and Italian teams. European soccer's governing body issued a statement on the matter calling out the proposal and reiterating that the English (FA), Spanish (RFEF) and Italian (FIGC) associations are against the "cynical project" and thanked "French and German clubs" for their "refusal" to join the breakaway league.
Twelve top European soccer clubs agreed to create "The Super League," a European club competition that would be separate to UEFA's Champions and Europa Leagues. Here are the 12 teams, which include all of the Premier League's "Big Six" as well as three teams from Spain and three from Italy.
AC Milan
Arsenal
Atletico Madrid
Chelsea
Barcelona
Inter Milan
Juventus
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Real Madrid
Tottenham Hotspur
The Super League says it plans on becoming a "new mid-week competition" that will feature 20 clubs.
"We will help football at every level and take it to its rightful place in the world," Real Madrid president and Super League Chairman Florentino Pèrez said in a statement. "Football is the only global sport in the world with more than four billion fans and our responsibility as big clubs is to respond to their desires."
In a statement, UEFA -- which was was due to meet on Monday to finalize plans for a redesign of the Champions League -- threatened to ban clubs from European competition if they joined a super league.
Twelve top European soccer clubs agreed to create "The Super League," a European club competition that would be separate to UEFA's Champions and Europa Leagues. Here are the 12 teams, which include all of the Premier League's "Big Six" as well as three teams from Spain and three from Italy.
AC Milan
Arsenal
Atletico Madrid
Chelsea
Barcelona
Inter Milan
Juventus
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Real Madrid
Tottenham Hotspur
The Super League says it plans on becoming a "new mid-week competition" that will feature 20 clubs.
"We will help football at every level and take it to its rightful place in the world," Real Madrid president and Super League Chairman Florentino Pèrez said in a statement. "Football is the only global sport in the world with more than four billion fans and our responsibility as big clubs is to respond to their desires."
In a statement, UEFA -- which was was due to meet on Monday to finalize plans for a redesign of the Champions League -- threatened to ban clubs from European competition if they joined a super league.
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