The UEFA Stops Lawsuits Against Barca, Juventus And Real Madrid, But Remains Against European Super League Idea

UEFA President Alexander Ceferin (Twitter @uefa)

JAKARTA - The European Football Association (UEFA) has dropped its lawsuits against Barcelona, Juventus, and Real Madrid over their involvement in plans for the European Super League (ESL).

The three clubs are among the 12 "founding" members of the league which is set to create a rival competition to UEFA's Champions League.

UEFA condemned the existence of the competition. So far Real Madrid, Juventus, and Barcelona are the three clubs that are still insistent on rolling out ESL.

While the other nine founding clubs have withdrawn from the plan, the remaining three are being investigated for "potential violations" of UEFA's legal framework.

UEFA said it was "as if the trial had never been opened."

"Following lawsuits against FC Barcelona, Juventus FC and Real Madrid FC regarding the existence of an illegal competition that violated UEFA's rules, namely the Super League, the UEFA Appeals Commission decided today that the lawsuit was dismissed and stated that the process was never carried out at all," said a UEFA statement quoted by Reuters on Tuesday.

Even if the lawsuit is dismissed, it is likely that UEFA will oppose the idea of a European Super League or similar competition in the future. Because, Barcelona, Juventus, and Real Madrid still insist on holding it.

The other nine founding clubs are Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham, Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan, and AC Milan.