Spanish Court Rules in Favour of Super League Creators 

A Spanish court has ruled that Uefa and Fifa were wrong to ban clubs from joining the breakaway European Super League.

Madrid’s commercial court said the European and world governing bodies were practising anti-competitive behaviour and abusing their dominant position.

However, Uefa says the ruling is not an endorsement of the ESL or backing of any proposal.

A similar decision was made by the European Court of Justice in December.

The case was brought by A22 Sports Management, the company behind the ESL, against Uefa, Fifa, Spain’s La Liga and the Spanish football federation.

Uefa has since changed its rules around new competitions following the collapse of the ESL proposal in April 2021 and the court says those new rules are unaffected by Monday’s ruling.

Uefa said the ruling “has not given the green light to, nor has it approved, projects like the Super League”, while La Liga added the court “did not endorse” the project.