The Higher Sports Council (CSD) endorses the new Super Cup format approved by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) whose celebration is currently negotiating with Saudi Arabia . Considers that the new design is "according to law", the resource presented by the Valencia CF and grants full legal validity to the change of format, which becomes 'final four' compared to the traditional one in which the champion faced only the champion League against the champion of the Copa del Rey .

In this way, against the classic final that Valencia and FC Barcelona would play as Cup and League champions respectively, a tie is introduced in which the runners-up of both competitions also participate. The new Supercup will be played, as happened the previous season, outside of Spain.

The Valencian group filed an appeal against the decision of the RFEF on May 29. The letter, signed by Mateu Alemany as general director of the club, requested the annulment of the agreements of the General Assembly of the RFEF held on April 29 regarding the new Super Cup and the calendar of the official sports competitions of this season, in the that the referred new format is incorporated.

Valencia argued that the new design causes " serious damage to their legitimate interests " every time "to move from disputing a single final and, therefore, to be able to access the Super Cup title through a single qualifier (either single match or double), would happen with the new format to have to overcome a previous tie to access the final. "

For its part, the RFEF replied with allegations in which it underlined its legal capacity to vary the design of the competition and even for its suppression if it considers it appropriate. At the same time, he argued that Valencia, CF, "has no acquired right in relation to this competition " and that the CSD has no competence to resolve this issue.

With regard to the latter issue, the agency headed by María José Rienda replies that "the Spanish sports federations that act, when they perform public functions of an administrative nature, such as vicars of the General State Administration" and, therefore, "in these cases it is possible that their acts are reviewed through an administrative appeal before the CSD ".

Regarding the merits of the matter, the CSD argues that "it is in doubt that the change in format entails serious damage to the legitimate interests of Valencia , CF" since "such damage would be evident if the new regulation excludes said club, but the change of format of the competition including four teams instead of two does not mean the intended offense. "

In the Government's view, " the possible or alleged damage is a purely speculative argument since the uncertainty of the sporting result is an element inherent to sports competition and an aspect inherent in participation in competitions." In this sense, he adds that "the inclusion of Valencia, CF, as one of the participants in the next edition of the Super Cup, keeps the recurring club's options of achieving a result consistent with their sporting interests intact." "Arguing that Valencia has more or less chance of winning that competition depending on the format of the competition is still a guess," continues the CSD, which reminds the team that trains Albert Celades that can file an appeal before the Contentious Chamber -Administrative of the National Court as established by law.

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