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Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea were all involved in failed plans to form a European Super League, but after pressure from fans all over Europe, the London clubs pulled out of the impending competition. The consequences for the six Premier League clubs involved were revealed in June, and because of such negative fan reaction, a revival of the breakaway seems somewhat unlikely to ever materialise. However, Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid still remain hopeful of keeping the proposal alive, especially after the court ordered that UEFA will have an obligation to terminate the disciplinary proceedings in place for the European giants and the remaining nine clubs will have their penalties removed.
A statement from Juventus read : “FC Barcelona, Juventus, and Real Madrid CF welcome today’s Court’s decision enforcing, with immediate effect, UEFA’s obligation to unwind the actions taken against all European Super League founding clubs, including terminating the disciplinary proceedings against the undersigning three clubs and removing the penalties and restrictions imposed on the remaining nine founding clubs for them to avoid UEFA’s disciplinary action. The Court backs the request made by the promoters of the European Super League, dismisses UEFA’s appeal, and confirms its warning to UEFA that failure to comply with its ruling shall result in fines and potential criminal liability. The case will be assessed by the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, which shall review UEFA’s monopolistic position over European football.”
Whether the Premier League clubs will respond to this decision remains to be seen, but after receiving the backlash they originally did, owners will be hoping for this chapter to close sooner rather than later.
