FIFA, UEFA ‘abused their dominant position’ regarding Super League: Spain court

FIFA and UEFA “abused their dominant position” and “prevented free competition” by opposing the creation of a European Super League, a Spanish court said on Monday.

Published : May 27, 2024 15:38 IST , Madrid - 1 MIN READ

FIFA, UEFA ‘abused their dominant position’ regarding Super League, a Spanish court said. (File Photo)
FIFA, UEFA ‘abused their dominant position’ regarding Super League, a Spanish court said. (File Photo) | Photo Credit: REUTERS
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FIFA, UEFA ‘abused their dominant position’ regarding Super League, a Spanish court said. (File Photo) | Photo Credit: REUTERS

FIFA and UEFA “abused their dominant position” and “prevented free competition” by opposing the creation of a European Super League, a Spanish court said on Monday.

The ruling, which echoed an earlier ruling by European Court of Justice, ordered football’s two governing bodies “to halt their anti-competitive behaviour” which had imposed “unjustified and disproportionate restrictions” on free competition within the market, the court said in a case filed by the promoters of the Super League.

Real Madrid and Barcelona are strong supporters of the project that most of Europe’s other big clubs have abandoned.

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