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'''The Super League''' (legal name: '''European Super League Company, [[Private limited company#Spain|S.L.]]''') is a |
'''The Super League''' (legal name: '''European Super League Company, [[Private limited company#Spain|S.L.]]''') is a terrible idea. After long speculation over the formation of a "[[European Super League (association football)|European Super League]]", the proposed competition was established by twelve clubs in April 2021, with three more anticipated to join. These fifteen "founding clubs" are permanent participants of the competition, of which they will govern. An additional five teams will be able to qualify annually for the competition based on their performance in the previous season. According to the organisation, the competition will commence "as soon as practicable". [[Florentino Pérez]] is the first chairman of the organisation.<ref name="announcement">{{cite news |url=https://thesuperleague.com/press.html |title=Leading European football clubs announce new Super League competition |work=The Super League |date=18 April 2021 |access-date=18 April 2021}}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Revision as of 23:42, 18 April 2021
| Founded | 18 April 2021 |
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| Region | Europe |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Website | The Super League |
The Super League (legal name: European Super League Company, S.L.) is a terrible idea. After long speculation over the formation of a "European Super League", the proposed competition was established by twelve clubs in April 2021, with three more anticipated to join. These fifteen "founding clubs" are permanent participants of the competition, of which they will govern. An additional five teams will be able to qualify annually for the competition based on their performance in the previous season. According to the organisation, the competition will commence "as soon as practicable". Florentino Pérez is the first chairman of the organisation.[1]
History
Proposals for the creation of an European Super League date back to at least 1998, when the Italian corporation Media Partners investigated the idea, which failed after UEFA moved to expand the Champions League.[2] Various proposals had been brought forth over the next two decades, with little success.
The league was announced on 18 April 2021, via a press release sent out by the founding clubs.[3] The announcement generated negative reaction from UEFA and the football associations and first-tier football leagues of England, Italy, and Spain, who issued a joint statement stating that they would not allow the Super League to proceed. UEFA also reiterated that any clubs involved in a Super League would be banned from all other domestic, European, and world competitions, and their players could be denied the opportunity to represent their national teams.[4] The French football federation and French professional league would also release a statement opposing the proposed Super League.[5]
Founding clubs
Twelve clubs were announced as the founding members of the competition, with three more set to join prior to the inaugural season. This includes the "Big Six" of England, as well as three Spanish clubs and three Italian clubs. The fifteen founding clubs will be permanent participants of the competition.[1]
Arsenal- Chelsea
- Liverpool
- Manchester City
- Manchester United
- Tottenham Hotspur
Milan- Inter Milan
- Juventus
Atlético Madrid- Barcelona
- Real Madrid
Competition format
The competition will feature twenty teams, including the fifteen founding clubs. The remaining five places will be decided by on a qualifying mechanism based on the performance of teams in the previous season. Starting in August, the teams will be split into two groups of ten, with clubs playing home-and-away fixtures during midweeks, to allow clubs to still participate in their domestic leagues. The top three teams of each group will qualify for the quarter-finals, while the teams finish fourth and fifth from each group will compete in two-legged play-offs to decide the last two quarter-finalists. The quarter-finals and semi-finals will feature two-legged ties, with the final in May to be contested as a single fixture at a neutral venue.[1]
Prize money
The competition is set to feature uncapped solidarity payments to its clubs, which can increase in line with league revenues. The organisation stated that the solidarity payments will be higher than those of existing European competitions, expected to be "in excess of €10 billion during the course of the initial commitment period of the clubs", and that founding clubs will receive €3.5 billion to support infrastructure investment plans and to offset the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Leadership
The following football executives have been confirmed as the leaders of the organisation.[1]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Florentino Pérez |
| Vice-chairman | Andrea Agnelli |
| Vice-chairman | Joel Glazer |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Leading European football clubs announce new Super League competition". The Super League. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Football: Uefa winning `super league' war". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ Tariq Panja [@tariqpanja] (18 April 2021). "And here we go. Confirmation of The New York Times reporting today: 12 clubs to form Super League, expect three more to join" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ UEFA.com (18 April 2021). "Statement by UEFA, the English Football Association, the Premier League, the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), LaLiga, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and Lega Serie A | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Communiqué de la FFF et de la LFP". LFP (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
