La Liga Expresses Disapproval of New Super League Plans

Rodrygo of Real Madrid during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final Leg Two match between Real Madrid and Manchester City in May 2022
Rodrygo of Real Madrid during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final Leg Two match between Real Madrid and Manchester City in May 2022. Photo by Jose Breton/NurPhoto/Shutterstock (12924889cc)

La Liga has expressed its disapproval of the latest plans to revive the failed plans to launch the breakaway Super League competition.

“The promoters of the Super League are now preparing a model similar to the one put forward in 2019, which is still closed or mostly closed, which will destroy the national leagues and which has already been rejected by clubs and leagues in Europe,” La Liga’s statement on the matter read.

With Real Madrid, Juventus, and Barcelona getting the ball rolling on the new Super League plans, Bernd Reichart, the new CEO of A22 Sports Management which is promoting the plan, has said that the project is alive and could launch in 2025.

Launched in 2021, the Super League was introduced as a tournament that would feature 12 elite European clubs. The project was short-lived, however, crashing after just 48 hours as its Premier League participants pulled out amid widespread public backlash and political opposition.

Aside from La Liga, the governing bodies of UEFA and FIFA remain opposed to the establishment of the Super League.