Europa League says it has not been consulted on rebranded Super League | Soccer News

– The Europa League said on Thursday it had not been consulted by the promoters of the proposed European Super League regarding the resumption of its breakaway initiative as a Unified League.

The original European Super League, backed by 12 of the continent’s biggest clubs, sparked controversy in 2021, but the support collapsed after a fan backlash.

Unlike the original plan to guarantee 12 clubs a spot in the ESL, sports development company A22 said the new format with 96 clubs across four leagues would be meritocratic and more competitive than UEFA’s current club competitions. said that it was high.

They also promised free streaming for fans on their own ad-supported platform and a return to the abandoned home-and-away format for the group stages of the revamped Champions League.

“European League notes this week’s announcement from A22 and rejects any suggestion that discussions have taken place with our organization,” it said in a statement.

The Europa League is made up of 39 professional leagues and associations in 33 countries, covering more than 1,130 clubs.

The organization said it would continue to maintain the current system in which clubs qualify for UEFA club competitions based on their annual domestic results.

“The A22 competition model, which is uncalled for and unfounded, would increase the number of international matches in an already crowded calendar,” Europa League added.

“Supporters and stakeholders across the game have consistently made it clear that any attempt by existing or new international club competitions to expand the calendar at the expense of domestic competitions will be rejected…

“European League and FIFPro Europe have called on the European Commission not to take any decisions regarding the international fixtures calendar without the formal agreement of the national leagues and players’ associations.”

It added that it would continue to work with stakeholders to “maintain a complementary and sustainable balance between domestic and international football.”

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