FC Barcelona President Joan Laporta revealed that he believes that the breakaway European Super League competition could become a reality as UEFA awaits the court verdict on whether the organization’s attempts to prevent the European Super League’s launch will prevail.
The European Court of Justice is currently evaluating whether UEFA’s case against the breakaway tournament breaches European competition law. Last month, the European Court of Justice’s Advocate General rejected the Super League’s claim that UEFA’s governance of European football is an illegal monopoly. Such claims arose when the Super League filed a lawsuit in April 2021 to protect its 12 founding member clubs from UEFA penalties.
“This Spring we’ll have the verdict on the Super League. For clubs, it will be like what the Bosman ruling [which allowed footballers to move on a free transfer at the end of their contracts] meant for players,” Laporta commented on Thursday. “If the decision is favourable, the Super League could be a reality by 2025. If it isn’t, the steps we decide to take will depend on what the verdict says. The degree of the victory will dictate what we can do with the Super League.”
Of the 12 founding clubs, only Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Juventus are still advocating for the formation of the tournament.
