Twelve European football powerhouses have announced that they have agreed to create a new league match across multiple countries called the "Super League".
Meanwhile, FIFA = International Football Federation and UEFA = European Football Federation have issued statements against this initiative, deepening the conflict.
Twelve strong clubs from Spain, the United Kingdom and Italy, including Real Madrid in the Spanish Premier League and Manchester United in the English Premier League, plan to hold the event across multiple European countries on the 18th. We announced that we have agreed to a new concept called "Super League".
The idea is that in addition to the 12 clubs agreed upon, three more clubs will join the founding members, and five clubs will participate in the tournament through qualifying each year, for a total of 20 clubs to compete.
By creating new financial resources through high-quality games, it is possible to return great profits to the European soccer world, where the economic environment is deteriorating due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
In addition, 12 clubs will not leave their current domestic league and will play super league games on weekdays.
On the other hand, FIFA has commented that it "contrary to the basic principle of fair reallocation of funds. It is a closed withdrawal league in Europe."
In addition, UEFA severely criticized "it is a project based on the private interests of a small number of clubs", and in cooperation with the soccer federations and associations of each country, and the leagues, about the teams that participated in the super league, to each league etc. We have issued a statement that we will not allow participation.