Europe 1 with AFP 10:27 p.m., January 05, 2023

The European Super League could see the light of day as early as 2025 according to FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta, provided a major court ruling is handed down in favor of the project, he said on Thursday.

The Super League project still has every chance of seeing the light of day according to Joan Laporta, the president of FC Barcelona.

And this while the European Court of Justice (CJEU) must render its decision at the beginning of the year in the context of the proceedings brought against Uefa and Fifa by Barça, Real Madrid and Juventus, the last three big European clubs behind this Super League project.

"In March or April we will have the decision of the European Court of Justice," Laporta explained in an interview with Cadena SER radio station.

"If the resolution is favorable, I think the Super League (could start) in 2025," continued the Catalan club boss.

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First favorable opinion

The European Court of Justice is due to deliver its decision in early 2023 in proceedings against football governing bodies UEFA and FIFA.

They are accused by the complainants of having abused their power by threatening to expel clubs and players who wanted to join the Super League project.

The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has already issued a first favorable opinion to UEFA in mid-December.

The Advocate General's conclusions are frequently followed by the judges.

Launched with fanfare in April 2021, this project of a private and semi-closed competition competing with the Champions League fell apart in just 48 hours in the face of the fury of many supporters and the threat of political measures.

The Super League had nevertheless resurfaced in mid-October at the time of the launch of the company A22, the promoter of the project.

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Opposition between different clubs

FC Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Juventus continue to support this competition despite opposition while the six major Premier League clubs (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham) who were part of the initial 12 clubs, withdrew, even committing to no longer join the project.

"The Super League will be an open competition. I wouldn't have embarked on this project if the competition wasn't open," Laporta clarified while saying he wanted clubs to have the ability to govern themselves. , and that UEFA could also have a seat at the table.

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, who has backed the original Super League project from the start, said in October 2022 that football was "sick" and a European Super League could revive it.