European Super League is back! New proposal for an 80-team competition

After receiving massive backlash from the football fraternity back in April 2021, the European Super League is back with another idea of an 80-team multi-divisional competition.

"The foundations of European football are in danger of collapsing," the League's Chief Executive Reichart told German newspaper Die Welt.

"It's time for a change. It is the clubs that bear the entrepreneurial risk in football.

"But when important decisions are at stake, they are too often forced to sit idly by on the sidelines as the sporting and financial foundations crumble around them." He further added.

According to the organisers, the ESL will be an open competition with up to 80 teams. Each team will play a minimum of 14 matches per season while they continue to play in their domestic competitions.

Big European clubs were previously the founding members, but Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham backed out following widespread condemnation. Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, however, are still hoping for the ESL to become a reality.

Both FIFA and UEFA had stood up against the idea of the breakaway league and also warned the clubs with possible sanctions if they took part in it.

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