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European Super League: Real Madrid, Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd, Drag FIFA To Court

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April 19, 2021

European Super League: Real Madrid, Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd, Drag FIFA To Court

Real Madrid, Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd and other clubs that form European Super League have informed FIFA and UEFA that they are already pursuing legal action, to bar them from taking action intended to prevent the launch of the breakaway competition.

Infoexpert24 understands that this was contained in a letter obtained on Monday by The Associated Press, the letter was sent to FIFA President Gianni Infantino and his UEFA counterpart Aleksander Ceferin.

UEFA had warned the Super League clubs, including Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United, that they would be barred from domestic competitions like La Liga in Spain and the Premier League in England, as well as international competitions.

Manchester United’s Co-Chairman Joel Glazer has defended the club’s decision to join others in a breakaway from UEFA.

According to Glazer, the new Super League will “open a new chapter for European football”.

Manchester United are one of 12 founding members of the new breakaway league, which many pundits have described as a declaration of war on football.

Other Premier League clubs in this new league are Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham with Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid joining from Spain and Juventus, AC Milan and Inter representing Serie A.

Despite threats from UEFA, Premier League, FA, Serie A, and LaLiga, United’s owners, the Glazers, were believed to be one of the driving forces behind the Super League, which will see all 12 founding clubs share £3billion immediately.

“By bringing together the world’s greatest clubs and players to play each other throughout the season, the Super League will open a new chapter for European football,” said the United owner, who has been appointed Vice-Chairman of the Super League.

Below is the content of the letter the Super League clubs wrote to Infantino and Ceferin;

“We are concerned that FIFA and UEFA may respond to this invitation letter by seeking to take punitive measures to exclude any participating club or player from their respective competitions.

“Your formal statement does, however, compel us to take protective steps to secure ourselves against such an adverse reaction, which would not only jeopardize the funding commitment under the Grant but, significantly, would be unlawful.

“For this reason, SLCo (Super League Company) has filed a motion before the relevant courts in order to ensure the seamless establishment and operation of the Competition in accordance with applicable laws.

“It is our duty, as SLCos board members, to ensure that all reasonable actions available to protect the interests of the Competition and our stakeholders are duly taken, given the irreparable damage that would be suffered if, for any reason, we were deprived of the opportunity to form promptly the Competition and distribute the proceeds of the Grant,”