Zurich –
Appearance European Super League has officially invited negative public reaction. FIFA also commented on it. What are they saying?
On Monday (19/4/2021), 12 teams officially initiated the European Super League. They are the six Premier League giants namely Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, then three representatives of the Italian League namely Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan, as well as representatives of the Spanish League namely Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico. Madrid.
The plan, 15 teams will compete with the status of the founding team. And the rest will be held through qualification. For your information, the tournament will be held without knowing the promotion or relegation system.
The European Super League is a league format, which is divided into two groups. Each containing 10 teams will clash with each other in a home-away match. Later, three teams from each group will qualify for the quarterfinals, and will continue to advance to the final.
The competition then came under fire from many parties, because it was considered to have disregarded the noble values in football. Moreover, the formation of the European Super League will make the gap between big clubs and small clubs even wider.
FIFA as the highest body in world football certainly has to step in in addressing this conflict. Because, FIFA has the power to be able to give penalties to clubs participating in the European Super League.
The truth is FIFA indeed do not agree with the European Super League’s intentions, but they do not clearly state whether there will be sanctions or not.
“FIFA does not agree with competing competitions in Europe that are outside the structure of international football and do not present the principles of football globally,” said a FIFA official statement.
“FIFA will always support the integrity of world football and ask all involved clubs to carry out constructive discussions while still supporting the spirit of fair play. FIFA will certainly do all kinds of ways to keep football harmonious.”
(mrp / cas)
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