FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said that football’s world governing body “disapproves” of the proposed European Super League (ESL), he warned that clubs involved could face “consequences”.
Twelve major European clubs on Monday unveiled the establishment of a breakaway super league which would drastically change the landscape of the world’s most popular sport. This has elicited controversy in the football world.
“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.
“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,” Infantino added.
