UEFA and FIFA rules giving the right to prevent clubs from joining Superleague-style “breakaway” leagues and penalize players of teams who agree to play in them are compatible with EU antitrust laws. This is explained by the Advocate General Athanasius Rantos at the Court of Justice of the European Union: “The FIFA-UEFA rules under which any new competition is subject to prior approval are compatible with EU competition law.”
HIT THE SUPERLEAGUE – In fact the legitimacy of the monopoly of UEFA and FIFA on the ball and a very hard blow to the Superlega project. This is not a binding conclusion for the purposes of the judgment of the General Court of the EU, expected for April 2023. The opinion is nonetheless welcomed by UEFA, in fact a first victory: “In support of our central mission of governing the European football, protect the pyramid and develop football throughout Europe”.
UEFA warmly welcomes today’s unequivocal Opinion recommending a CJEU ruling in support of our core mission to govern European football, protect the pyramid and develop the game across Europe.
— UEFA (@UEFA) December 15, 2022
THE CONCLUSIONS – Laws WHO all the integral conclusions of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Athanasios Rantos, on the Superlega case.
