Super League?

In Paris, April 19 news shocked sports fans all over the world. The European Super League, which had been hotly hyped, was officially established. In the early hours of the 19th Paris local time, 12 European clubs jointly announced the creation of the European Super League. The 12 clubs include Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, as well as Serie A’s Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan.

Florentino, the current president of Real Madrid, will be the first president of the European Super League, with Manchester United co-chairman Joel Glazer and Juventus president Agnelli as vice-presidents.

Of Europe’s five major leagues, only the Bundesliga and French Ligue 1 teams were not involved. The day before (18th), UEFA and the FA, the Premier League, the Spanish Football Association, the La Liga, the Italian Football Association and the Serie A league issued a joint statement expressing their opposition to the establishment of the Super League.

“As previously announced by FIFA and the continental federations, all participating clubs will be banned from playing at home, in Europe and around the world. Their players will also not be able to represent their national team in international competitions. “UEFA has been very harsh in this statement.” according to the UEFA spokesman.

“We’ll help football at every level and take it to where it belongs in the world. Football is the only global sport in the world with more than 4 billion fans and as a big club we have a responsibility to respond to the desires of our fans. Florentino said in a statement.

Glazer said: “By bringing together the best clubs and players in the world in an event where they can play each other at the time of the season, the Premier League will open a new chapter in European football. ”

According to the Premier League schedule announced by the 12 clubs, the league will be attended by 20 clubs, including 15 founding clubs (in addition to the above 12, three more will be announced in the near future) and five other teams, which will be determined by the performance of the previous season.

All competitions will be played in midweek, with the new season starting in August, with the club playing two rounds of 10 teams in two groups, with the top three in each group advancing directly to the top eight, the fourth and fifth places in the top eight through the play-offs, followed by a two-round knockout, with the finals being a one-round format, held at a stadium of another team. When asked what their opinions are on this topic, sophomore student Josh Francom said he opposes this decision and said “they are just keeping the best teams on top and not leaving a chance for the underdogs”

Given the strong opposition of UEFA and FIFA to the tournament, it is conceivable that the game will continue in the coming days and it remains to be seen where the newly established event will go.