Brussels still dim on football Super League despite UEFA court loss
The breakaway league โwas a bad idea from the start,โ Culture and Sport Commissioner Glenn Micallef tells POLITICO.
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POLITICO Q&A: UEFA President Aleksander ฤeferin
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UEFA president objects to plans for European football matches in foreign countries
Aleksander ฤeferin says “I don’t think it’s a good thing” that Spanish and Italian authorities want league games played in the U.S. and Australia.ย
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Topflight football clubs have been aggressively lobbying to get a new regulator watered down โ as ministers insist it will be “light touch.”
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Top FIFA official also holds key EU court function
A senior football official makes more than $200K a year while also assessing future judges for Europe’s supreme court.
Football bosses ask EU to intervene in FIFAโs new match schedule
Football players and leagues filed a complaint with the European Commission to try to rein in footballโs governing body.
Spainโs not racist, says football boss after spate of racist abuse
La Liga President Javier Tebas also explained why he’s not sweating Saudi Arabia’s sporting ambitions, in an exclusive interview with POLITICO.
Footballโs Super League faces forced rebrand
EU’s intellectual property enforcers say that the name is too similar to an existing trademark.
France shoots to kill the football Super League, once and for allย
Emmanuel Macronโs government pushes the EU to regulate the controversial competition out of existence.
Football Revolution: how do the Courtโs rulings of 21 December 2023 affect UEFAโs role as a โgatekeeperโ?
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The Court of Justiceโs rulings of
21 December 2023 found practices associated with prior approval of new…
โFootball is freeโ following EU court ruling
Europe’s top court dealt football governing body UEFA a scything legal tackle on Thursday (21 December), but an attempt by rival Super League promoters to kick off a new competition met a solid defensive wall of clubs and fans.