European Super League
Uefa ratifies Champions League revamp as Čeferin berates ‘disgraceful’ ESL plan
Uefa’s executive committee has today (Monday) approved the new format for the Uefa Champions League from 2024-25 onwards as it presses ahead with its plans in the face of the European Super League breakaway t…
Heavyweight clubs unveil breakaway plans for European ‘Super League’
Twelve of Europe's biggest football clubs have agreed to join a 'European Super League' that would usurp the Uefa Champions League as the continent's premier club tournament
Uefa ‘in talks’ to share control of Champions League with clubs
Uefa, football’s European governing body, is reportedly in talks with the European Club Association (ECA) over the creation of a joint venture that would grant clubs more control over media and sponsorship r…
Fifa threatens World Cup ban for players taking part in ‘European Super League’
Fifa and world football’s six confederations have reacted to renewed reports about the creation of breakaway ‘European Super League’, issuing a joint statement warning that any player or club involved in su…
Outgoing president Bartomeu claims Barcelona ‘agrees’ to European Super League
Josep Maria Bartomeu has resigned as president of Barcelona and claimed that the Spanish LaLiga club has given its initial approval to a 'European Super League' amid ongoing reports surrounding a new competition…
Infantino ‘not interested’ in European Super League
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has said he is not interested in a ‘European Premier League’ after reports emerged this week that some of Europe’s leading clubs were looking to create a breakaway compe…
Čeferin commits to redesign European club competitions after re-election
Uefa president Aleksander Čeferin has reaffirmed his opposition to a breakaway “European Super League” while committing to reform European club competitions after he was re-elected unopposed at Uefa’s annual…
Obstacles imply European Super League may be more blackmail than business plan
A Football Leaks investigation suggests 16 clubs are sharing plans for a European Super League but how seriously should Uefa take the reports? Ben Cronin examines the commercial and legal impediments to the clubs carrying out their perennial threat.
From Man City to Gfinity | Former football chief Garry Cook positions himself as esports emissary
Garry Cook, Manchester City's former chief executive, now works for esports event organiser and content producer Gfinity. Ben Cronin speaks to him ahead of the inaugural ePremier League which will be hosted at Gfinity's esports arena
European Super League players would be banned from World Cup, says Infantino
Fresh plans to create a European Super League were dealt a blow after Fifa president Gianni Infantino warned that any participants would be barred from playing in the World Cup
Sixteen European clubs ‘in secret talks to join Super League in 2021’
Sixteen European clubs have allegedly gone behind the backs of Uefa and other clubs to negotiate forming a Super League, according to the Football Leaks investigation
EPFL rejects Super League talk
Lars-Christer Olsson, chairman of the European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL), has said the organisation is “strongly against” the creation of a European Super League that would see some of the continent’s elite clubs break away from their respective top-tier divisions and form a new competition.
Barcelona executive talks up European Super League concept
Susana Monje, financial vice-president of Spanish Liga football club Barcelona, believes a European Super League comprising the continent’s elite teams must be promoted “from a position where clubs are in control”.
Premier League’s ‘big five’ in talks over European Super League – report
English Premier League giants Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal have reportedly held talks to break away from the top division of domestic football and join a proposed European Super League.