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Court rules in favour of European Super League, say UEFA and FIFA breached law

Breaking the Monopoly: Landmark European Court Decision Decrees UEFA and FIFA Violated EU Law, Paving the Way for Unrestricted Football Competitions and Club Autonomy in the Aftermath of European Super League Dispute
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Brussels: Football's governing bodies -- UEFA and FIFA -- contravened EU law when they prevented the formation of the European Super League (ESL), the European Court of Justice said on Thursday.

The EU's top court ruled that FIFA and UEFA abused their dominant position by forbidding clubs outright to compete in a ESL, but added that the competition may still not be approved.

Sports development company A22, formed to assist in the creation of the ESL, had claimed UEFA and FIFA held a monopoly position which was in breach of the EU's Competition and Free Movement Law.

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"We have won the right to compete. The UEFA-monopoly is over. Football is free," said A22 CEO Bernd Reichart.

"Clubs are now free from the threat of sanction and free to determine their own futures," Reichard added in a statement.

—Reuters

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