European Super League – UEFA Champions League: On the eve of big games in UEFA Champions League where games involving big clubs, PSG vs Man City & Real Madrid vs Sheriff will be played out, UEFA has decided to end their legal fight with top clubs on breakaway European Super League. The legal fight against Barcelona, Juventus and Real Madrid over their involvement in the proposed European Super League will end now.
European Super League: On the eve of Champions league, UEFA ends legal fight against Barcelona, Juventus & Real Madrid
European Super League – UEFA Champions League: FC Barcelona, Juventus & Real Madrid were among the 12 “founding” members of the breakaway league, which later collapsed.
According to the BBC Sport, The trio have refused to renounce the project – but still UEFA will not proceed against them legally.
Uefa says it is now “as if the proceedings had never been opened” as quoted by the BBC.
“The Uefa Appeals Body has declared today the proceedings null and void,” a statement read.
European football’s governing body has also said it will not yet collect the goodwill payments agreed with the other nine Super League clubs – Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham plus Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan and AC Milan. The English clubs had agreed a combined payment of £22m in June.
Why has the legal fight stopped?
Barca, Real and Juventus have the backing of a court in Madrid, which in April ruled Uefa could not take any action against the Super League because it represented an infringement of European free trade laws.
PSG vs Manchester City: Meanwhile Europe is now ready for the big fight between PSG VS Manchester City tonite & both the managers are busy giving the favorite tag to each other.
According to Pep Guardiola, PSG’s ‘exceptional’ attack of Neymar, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe is UNSTOPPABLE.
Pep Guardiola admitted on Monday that Paris Saint-Germain’s front three are unstoppable — minutes before PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino claimed Manchester City are better equipped to win the Champions League.
The stage is set tonight for the most eye-catching group fixture of the season and the two managers traded compliments on the eve of the blockbuster re-run of last year’s semi-final – Follow all LIVE Updates on InsideSport.co
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