Xinhua News Agency, Paris, November 6 (reporter Su Bin) The European Football Club Association announced on the 6th that it strongly opposed the proposal to create a European Super League with some top clubs.
It is reported that some European clubs have been discussing the creation of a closed event without lifting mechanism to replace the current Champions League.
The survey results show that 16 clubs participated in the competition, of which 11 founding clubs were Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus, AC Milan, Paris Saint Germain, Manchester United, Manchester City, chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal, the invited clubs include Atletico Madrid, Rome, Inter Milan, Dortmund and Marseille.
The European Football Club Association, which represents the interests of more than 900 clubs in 25 countries and regions, said that it had noticed rumors and conjectures related to the possible European Super League. For any closed, in the Super League with signs of privilege, the organization expressed strong opposition.
“The proposal of closed Super League will have a serious and lasting impact on the sustainable development of European Professional Football.” The European football club association said in a statement and indicated that the competition system supporting the pyramid structure believed that the lifting level and competitive value were at the core of any competition.
The European Football Club Association, founded in 2005, also said that it has common principles with Uefa in protecting and enhancing the competitive balance of European football.