EUROPEAN giants Manchester United and Bayern Munich have both publicly backed away from a revived European Super League.
The project kicked back into life after the European Court of Justice determined that Fifa and Uefa acted AGAINST competition law when blocking the formation of a Super League two years ago.
APBernd Reinchart is the head of A22, the company tasked with making the European Super League a reality[/caption]
Manchester United, along with the other traditional big six Premier League clubs had all publicly pledged to join the European Super League in April 2021.
But their fans, along with fans of Arsenal and Chelsea managed to kibosh the project through massive protests during the covid pandemic.
That led to most of the original founders of the league backing out of the plan but for Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus.
Juventus then withdrew from the project in July 2023.
Manchester United have announced that this time, they will play no part in attempting to break away from Uefa and released a statement today saying that their “position had not changed” regarding not being a part of a European Super League.
It read: “We remain fully committed to participation in UEFA competitions, and to positive cooperation with UEFA, the Premier League, and fellow clubs through the ECA on the continued development of the European game.”
Bayern were never part of the original founding members of the breakaway competition and have reaffirmed their opposition to it.
Bayern’s CEO, Jan Christian Dreesen, said in a statement: “We have taken note of the judgement of the European Court of Justice.
Getty – ContributorBayern CEO, Jan Christian Dreesen has publicly condemned the idea of a Super League[/caption]
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“However, this does not change FC Bayern’s and the ECA’s position that such a competition would be an attack on the importance of the national leagues and the structure of European football.
“The Bundesliga is the foundation of FC Bayern, just as all national leagues are the foundation of other European football clubs. It is therefore our duty and our deep conviction to strengthen them, not to weaken them.”
The club also reaffirmed their commitment to the Uefa project and the Champions League.
PSG chief Nasser El-Khelaifi also firmly rejected the ECA’s court ruling and the club said in a tweet: “Paris Saint-Germain rejects wholly and completely any so-called Super League project, which has been the case since day one and will always remain the case.”
Other clubs such as Sevilla, Roma and Atletico have also made public statements denouncing the project.
As of now, only Real Madrid and Barcelona remain committed to the European Super League, with the clubs never withdrawing from the original 2021 project.