The troops were not punished, the European alliance ended the proceedings against them.
As is known, in early April 12 top teams (Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Juventus, Atletico de Madrid, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona) announced their exit from BL / EL and establishes the European Super League (ESL). However, the project disintegrated very quickly as 9 teams withdrew. He was left with three last mohicans, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, who persevered to the end.
UEFA faced severe penalties against the three teams that remained on their feet, they could even have been expelled from the BL, but proceedings were postponed in May as a Madrid court uncovered problems of the rule of law in the planned sanctions by the European federation.
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UEFA informed stakeholders today in a formal announcement that its Board of Appeal has closed the ongoing process so that Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus no longer have to worry about anything. At least for now.
The formal decision:
“UEFA is closing the Super League proceedings against FC Barcelona, Juventus FC and Real Madrid CF, and the UEFA Board of Appeal has today formally declared the case void.”
The Italian and two Spanish teams have previously promised to strike back at UEFA as they will not accept any external coercion or pressure. Question then is to bury the hatchet?