Former ally of Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, Juventus Turin has definitively abandoned the Super League project. The Old Lady has rejoined the European Club Association (ECA), whose president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, also boss of Paris Saint-Germain, welcomed in a press release.
Despite the favorable verdict rendered a few months ago, the Super League is not about to see the light of day. The European Court of Justice (CJEU) ruled in its favor, ruling that UEFA and FIFA could not prevent players and clubs from competing in another organizer’s competition. But the project continues to lose supporters. After the Premier League residents, who quickly gave in under pressure from their supporters after the launch in April 2021, it was Juventus Turin who decided to abandon ship.
The Old Lady finally rejoined the European Club Association (ECA) led by Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. “ I am happy to welcome Juventus back to our familyrejoiced the president of the ECA in a press release. All elite clubs in more than twenty countries are once again members of the ECA. » However, there remain two rebels, and not the least. We are talking about Real Madrid, perhaps the most influential club in the world, and FC Barcelona ready to move forward alongside its rival on this issue.
The project will evolve
The two La Liga giants are the last two holdouts among the 12 rebels at the origin of the Super League, a competition intended to compete with the Champions League. Suffice to say that the project was further weakened with the departure of Juventus Turin. And this to the great pleasure of Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. The boss of Paris Saint-Germain and his allies will nevertheless have to be wary. In the shadows, the promoter of the Super League, namely the company A22 Sports Management, is still working on the development of a tournament with 64 teams divided into three leagues.
