FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Tuesday there is “no
doubt whatsoever” that football’s world governing body “disapproves” of the
proposed European Super League (ESL) and that clubs involved could face
“consequences”.
Twelve major clubs launched plans Monday for a new breakaway
league which would drastically change the landscape of the world’s most popular
sport.
“At FIFA we can only and strongly disapprove the creation of
the Super League, of a Super League who is a closed shop, a breakaway from the
current institutions, from the leagues, from the associations, from UEFA, and from
FIFA,” Infantino told a UEFA congress in Switzerland.
“There is no doubt whatsoever of FIFA’s disapproval for
this.”
Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester
United and Tottenham Hotspur are the six English clubs involved, together with
Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid from Spain and Italian trio
Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan.
UEFA has said the teams would be banned from domestic and
other European competitions, including the Champions League.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, the head of the new
ESL, has insisted that would be “impossible”, but Infantino threatened action
as FIFA took a stronger stance than it did with its initial statement when the
news first broke.
“It is our task to protect the European sport model, so if
some elect to go their own way then they must live with the consequences of their
choices,” said Infantino.
“They are responsible for their choices.
“Either you’re in or you’re out. You can’t be half in and
half out. Think of it, this has to be absolutely, absolutely clear.”
AFP
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