The match, chaired by Real Madrid owner Florentino Pérez, was made official despite threats from FIFA and UEFA.
In Europe, Twelve of the top clubs came together to create a tournament to be played from August next year, regardless of threats from FIFA and UEFA, who tried to avoid the announcement of the new championship, which will be chaired by Florentino Pérez, also the owner of Real Madrid, one of the participants. The new competition will be called “The Super League”.
In the championship, according to the Tottenham of the Premier League, the “AC Milan Arsenal FC Atlético de Madrid Chelsea FC FC Barcelona FC Internazionale Milan Juventus FC Liverpool FC Manchester City Manchester United Real Madrid CF and Tottenham Hotspur ”. Three more clubs are scheduled for the opening season.
The threats from UEFA prevented any player playing the tournament from taking part in FIFA or UEFA competitions.In addition, sanctions were mentioned for the clubs involved.
On the Tottenham page it is explained that the tournament will be played with 20 teams, divided into groups of 10 clubs, in addition 15 will have a fixed position.In addition, an additional five can qualify for the competition each year.
The affected teams, represented by Florentino Pérez, will continue in their domestic competitions and matches will only be played during the week, in the tournament that is outside the jurisdiction of UEFA and FIFA.
The Tottenham document ensures that each founding club receives 3,500 million euros for their efforts, and provide higher incomes than those currently received in European competitions.
“We will help football at all levels and bring it to its rightful place in the world. Football is the only global sport in the world with more than four billion fans and it is our responsibility as big clubs to fulfill their needs, ”said Florentino Pérez, president of REal Madrid, announcing the creation of The Super League.