Football's UEFA and FIFA may get EU court support for Super League battle – POLITICO
Advocate general’s opinion deals blow to breakaway competition.
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Advocate general’s opinion deals blow to breakaway competition.
BRUSSELS (AP) — A senior legal adviser proposes the European Court of Justice recognize that FIFA-UEFA rules under which the Super League project should be subject to prior approval are compatible with EU competition law.
EU legal advisor backs UEFA in battle with Super League
BRUSSELS (AP) — Super League was dealt a blow when an EU legal adviser proposed the European Court of Justice should back UEFA and FIFA in blocking the breakaway competition. Advocate General Athanasios Rantos proposed on Thursday that the court recognize FIFA-UEFA rules under which Super League should be subject to prior approval were compatible with European Union competition law.
The European Court of Justice's top legal advisor said Thursday that football governing bodies UEFA and FIFA had acted within the law when they threatened to expel clubs or players who joined a proposed…