A decision of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg ended UEFA’s 69-year monopoly. It was established that the rules of international football organizations are against the laws of the European Union and that UEFA should not have prohibited clubs from working on the establishment of a new continental competition. And although that idea seemed to have died, a new proposal appeared almost as soon as the decision was announced. It changed from the original, primarily in that there is no public talk about three tiers of competition in the European football pyramid. The company A22, which represents the interests of the Superliga, specified in a letter what exactly it came up with.Super League reaction: ‘The matches will be broadcasted for free’THE LEAGUE OF STARSThe first tier of the competition would be called the Star League and would consist of 16 clubs divided into two groups with eight clubs each. This means that each would play 14 games in the group stage, and the calendar would not change much from what Uefa envisioned for next season’s Champions League with 36 clubs, ten guaranteed games, plus a play-off clash later. The group stage would be played from September to April, and the four best clubs from each would go to the quarter-finals.The future of football is free. We are proposing a state-of-the-art streaming platform to allow fans to watch every game for free. #BetterForFootballDiscover more about Unify: pic.twitter.com/QXyU3pKhwF— A22 Sports (@A22Sports) December 21, 2023 THE GOLDEN LEAGUEThe second tier of the competition would be called the Golden League and would also consist of 16 clubs—the same competition system. The group stage is followed by the knockout stage. The top two clubs would go to the All-Star League. Clearly, the two worst from the All-Star League would be relegated to the Golden League. And the two worst from the Golden League would be relegated to…’Real and Barca created the Super League to damage the Premier League’THE BLUE LEAGUEThe third rank in the competition would be reached through domestic championships. It would also be the most massive. It would be played by 32 clubs, divided into four groups with eight clubs each. Two clubs from each group would advance to the quarterfinals. The two best teams would go to the Golden League, and 16 of them would keep their status for the next season. The worst 16 would be replaced by teams from domestic championships.It was also promised that eight per cent of the revenue would go to solidarity payments for clubs that do not play in European competitions. That sum, they assure from the company A22, would amount to a minimum of 400,000,000 euros per year. More than double what UEFA currently gives. It is also interesting that, as the Superliga assures, the broadcasts of all matches would be free on the completely new streaming platform, Unify.##NAJAVA_MECA_7753559##
