UEFA set to hand Super League rebels two-year Champions League ban
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UEFA is ready to take serious disciplinary action against clubs that signed up to the Super League and are yet to sufficiently distance themselves from the project, ESPN reports.
This could result in the maximum punishment, which is a two-year ban from the Champions League or Europa League.
In the last 10 days, UEFA has been talking with the 12 clubs, in a bid to agree a lesser sanction and a promise not to continue with the Super League.
As of Wednesday, they had reached an understanding with seven clubs: Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.
Villarreal Stand In Way Of Arsenal V Man Utd Europa League Showdown By John WEAVER
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Arsenal s season appeared to be ending with a whimper when they were reduced to 10 men after falling 2-0 behind against Villarreal in last week s first leg of their Europa League semi-final.
Instead, a precious away goal gave them hope they can finish an inconsistent campaign on a high by setting up a showdown in the Polish city of Gdansk against Manchester United.
Arsenal are ninth in the Premier League table and are unlikely to qualify for Europe next year via that route but winning the Europa League would give them a ticket back to the Champions League.
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Arsenal s season appeared to be ending with a whimper when they were reduced to 10 men after falling 2-0 behind against Villarreal in last week s first leg of their Europa League semi-final.
Instead, a precious away goal gave them hope they can finish an inconsistent campaign on a high by setting up a showdown in the Polish city of Gdansk against Manchester United.
Arsenal are ninth in the Premier League table and are unlikely to qualify for Europe next year via that route but winning the Europa League would give them a ticket back to the Champions League.
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Super League rebels could face two-year Champions League ban - sources
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Why it won t benefit UEFA to punish Super League clubs (1:45)
Gab Marcotti recommends punishment for individual executives, not clubs, after the European Super League debacle. (1:45)
UEFA are ready to pursue severe disciplinary action against clubs that signed up to the Super League and have yet to sufficiently distance themselves from the project, multiple sources familiar with the situation have told ESPN.
This could result in the maximum punishment under the organisation s disciplinary pathway, which is a two-year ban from the Champions League or Europa League.
UEFA have spent the past 10 days in conversation with the 12 clubs in an effort to agree a lesser sanction and extract a formal definitive commitment not to pursue the Super League effort. As of Wednesday, according to sources familiar with the situation, they had reached an understanding with seven clubs: Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Li