adminTHE European Super League has set out new plans to replace the Champions League with a 60 to 80-team competition.
The latest idea would see each club involved play a minimum of 14 games per season, with no permanent members.
The announcement was made by European sports development company A22 – a Madrid-based sister company of the European Super League.
It comes amid an ongoing legal dispute between Uefa and the three remaining teams in the ESL – Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus – an idea which was quashed within three days by fan protests in April 2021.
A22 claim the idea for the formation of the new competition comes after discussions with clubs around Europe about their economic difficulties.
However, it is not yet known how Real, Barca or Juventus would make way for new teams within the structure, or even who would run the league.
A22 have slammed Uefa and outlined the basis for their “10 principles for a European football league”.
They said: “A European football league should be an open, multi-divisional competition with 60 to 80 teams, allowing for sustainable distribution of revenues across the pyramid. Participation should be based on annual sporting merit and there should be no permanent members.
“Open qualification based on domestic performance would grant rising clubs access to the competition while maintaining competitive dynamics at domestic level.”
It is a huge U-turn from the original principles which would have seen the “Founding Partners” sharing a £3bn windfall for being in at the start of the breakaway and guaranteed £130m minimum each season.
The original Super League members were Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Man Utd, Liverpool, Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham. – The Sun.
Mathew Masinge
Online Reporter