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Football is in a state of flux with Covid, Wenger after 2 year World Cups, extra Champions League games and the threat of a franchised Super League not going away. Think they all need to chill, stop being so greedy and make what we now have work better for fans and sponsors and be satisfied.
 
Decently put together run through of the ESL debacle although it is hampered by none of the clubs involved being willing to take part. It was a car crash for sure and a massive misjudgement on the part of the clubs involved. It exposes a lot of deep divisions between people involved in the oversight of the game (UEFA v FIFA).

Sadly it does feature heavily the utter knob that is Javier Tebas who is clealy trying to reinvent himself as some form of footballing folk hero. It also contains a massive contradiction in which early on it is clear that City & Chelsea were NOT driving forces behind the project - effectively joining at the last minute when faced with the “join now or never” ultimatum on the Friday - but ends up with Tebas claiming that the whole idea originated with the “nation State” clubs (PSG & City) so effectively laying his prejudice bare for all to see. Leopards and their spots eh.
 
The European Super League rebel three of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus were dealt a huge blow on Thursday in their legal case against Uefa’s so-called monopoly when the expert advice to judges was that the governing body has legitimate power over club competitions.

The advice to judges ahead of their decision next year from the European Court of Justice advocate-general, was heavily in favour of the status quo.

Athanasios Rantos’ advice is not binding to the ECJ judges but in most cases it is followed. He found that EU competition law was compatible with the restrictions that Uefa and Fifa’s power asserted over football “and proportionate for achieving, the legitimate objectives” of the EU policy on sport.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/footbal...ally-killed-european-court-rules-favour-uefa/
 
The European Super League rebel three of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus were dealt a huge blow on Thursday in their legal case against Uefa’s so-called monopoly when the expert advice to judges was that the governing body has legitimate power over club competitions.

The advice to judges ahead of their decision next year from the European Court of Justice advocate-general, was heavily in favour of the status quo.

Athanasios Rantos’ advice is not binding to the ECJ judges but in most cases it is followed. He found that EU competition law was compatible with the restrictions that Uefa and Fifa’s power asserted over football “and proportionate for achieving, the legitimate objectives” of the EU policy on sport.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/footbal...ally-killed-european-court-rules-favour-uefa/
I may be thick (no comments please!) but I don’t understand a word of this.
Could some kind soul explain in simple language that I might understand?
 
''The European Super League rebel three of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus have been dealt a huge blow in their legal case against Uefa’s monopoly when the expert advice to judges was that the governing body has legitimate power over club competitions.'' So FIFA and UAFA do have monopoly power.