Real Madrid and the promoters of the European Super League are demanding more than $4 billion in damages from UEFA, accusing the governing body of unfairly sabotaging the breakaway competition.
This comes after a Spanish court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by UEFA in the ongoing legal dispute surrounding the league.
The Super League project, proposed in 2021 by 12 elite European clubs, including Real Madrid and Barcelona, collapsed soon after its announcement due to fierce opposition from fans, particularly in England, and threats of sanctions from both UEFA and FIFA.
In December 2023, the European Court of Justice ruled that UEFA’s ban on the Super League violated European competition law, a decision that emboldened the project’s backers.
A Spanish judge later found that UEFA and FIFA had abused their dominant positions by blocking the competition.
The Madrid court’s latest decision also rejected appeals filed by La Liga and the Spanish Football Federation.
A22 Sports Management, the company behind the Super League project, said UEFA had “refused any path of compromise or reform” despite several months of discussions, leaving them with no choice but to seek compensation for the losses incurred.
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