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[sportbarcelona]

Javier Tebas (La Liga president): "If you ask my opinion, Laporta did not clarify anything... He accused me of being irresponsible but I explained my point to him. I think we have to reduce the frequency of violent statements."

#javier tebas #javier tebas laliga #javier tebas la liga #javier tebas barcelona #javier tebas spanish fa president #entrevista de javier tebas #entrevista javier tebas #entrevista a javier tebas #president #entrevista con javier tebas #tebas #havier tebas #javier tebas on florentino perez #javier tebas declaraciones #declaraciones de javier tebas #javier tebas uefa #vini jr javier tebas #javier tebas premier league #laporta javier tebas #javier tebas vs premier league

[trashiequeen]

Watching uefa vs super league founders arguing about who's saving is so funny. It's literally rich people vs rich people who want to get more money.

#uefa #absolute circus #Pérez talking about saving football #Good joke #club president or owners are like politicians #you don't trust those hoes

[wosoluver]

dude do you guys ever think how crazy this situation with the Spanish Women's national team is?

they summoned 4 out of 6 of the Spanish players competing for this year's Ballon d'Or

15 of them are current world champions

Alexia Putellas is the current best female player in the world (won the Ballon d'Or 2 years in a row)

Aitana Bonmatí won the trophy for best player for this years World Cup, just got the UEFA women's player of the year and is a really strong contender for the best female player in the world this year (Ballon d'Or)

Mapi Leon and Patri Guijarro both refused to play in the world cup so they could stand up for what they believed despite knowing they were giving up their biggest dream, every player dreams to represent your country proudly in a world cup and specially win it. Also regardless of that were also nominated for this years Ballon d'Or, they have also been called upon weirdly enough

Jenni Hermoso one of the players who suffered most with this shit show, was not called for with the excuse of "trying to protect her" bitch, from who? Yourselves?

Salma Paralluelo the young player that was able to shine bright for the whole world to see, nominated for this year's Ballon d'Or and Golden Girl player of the year, is not among the team

many of them also nominated for this years Fifa's best players awards

look I'm just saying

I can't imagine a world where someone would dare to force, manipulate and threaten Messi (the current best male player in the world) to play a match

Or any of the male players in that Ballon D'or list for that matter

I know they would never be allowed to do this to the Argentinian male's national team (the current male World Cup champions)

Or to the UEFA male's player of the year and also strong contender for this year's Ballon d'Or, Earling Haaland as the best player in the world

And I bet they wouldn't think twice about firing a whole damn crew and a federation president and team if needed, because they do that to most male teams when they fail and lose the World Cup, at least here in Brazil they do

I don't think the public would ever accept that to happen to the bright stars of the future like, Lamine Yamal, Gavi, or even Alejandro Garnacho Bukayo Saka, Jude Bellingham and Eduardo Camavinga

See where am going with this?

#woso #womens football #espwnt #alexia putellas #ona batlle #misa rodríguez #aitana bonmati #salma paralluelo #jenni hermoso #mapi león #patri guijarro

[outsideratheart]

Adios Amor (Alexia Putellas x reader)

A/N: I'm back baby! This fic was inspired by a line in a movie I watched recently. I hope you guys like it.

UEFA's end of season gala is one of the most prestigious nights in football. No awards were given and ego's were left at the door. The large ballroom is filled with circular tables each hosting different teams from across the world, both men's and women's alike.

It a night to celebrate the sport and to catch with with people who for most of the year are considered the enemy. It is how you found yourself staring across the room at the woman who crossed you path many years ago. It was a night you will remember for many different reasons.

"Why is Y/N Y/L/N staring at you?" Aitana asks Alexia who not so subtly looks your way.

When you lock eyes you raise your class of very expensive champagne. It was a innocent gesture but one that makes Alexia's stomach churn. She shakes her head and hastily turns away. The lack of acknowledgement gains the attention of her fellow Barcelona team mates. The two of you had played against each other a few times at both club and country level but now they think of it, they have never seen you interact with each other than the pre and post game hand shakes.

Then Jenni comes sauntering over and their curiosity only grows.

"Are you going to talk to her or carry on ignoring her like you have been for the past 5 years?" Jenni says fully unaware of the thread she is unravelling.

"I feel like there is a story here" Mapi pushes for more all whilst wondering how in all the years she knew you did she not know you knew each other.

"No story, just history, that's all" Alexia is quick to shut down the conversation given that it took her years to stop thinking about you, or least she had tried to do so.

Alexia's watches in worry as all of her team mates eyes widen and their attention turns to something or rather someone behind her.

“Well, the history is about to become the present because she is coming this way" Jenni quickly downs her drinks knowing that she will need another before you get to them.

You can see 3 Barcelona players looking at you as you make your way towards them and one player is looking anywhere but. Just as you approach them Alexia turns to leave but stops in her tracks when she hears your voice.

"Walking away from me, i'm getting Deja Vu" Although you are joking, it becomes clear that Alexia knows the true meaning of your words.

"Y/N" Alexia says with a low tone.

"Alexia" you say in return.

The energy between you shifts. No words are exchanged but you eyes never leave Alexia's. It is only when she hears Jenni clearing her throat does Alexia break her gaze but yours remains.

"This champagne is amazing" she says in attempt to ease the tension.

"Lefevre Brut" You turn to Jenni when talking to her but by the look at her face she is clearly confused, whether is be by your french accent or something else "The champagne? that is what it's called"

Ale--" you don't get the chance to talk more to your fellow Balon d'or winner as one of Presidents of UEFA calls your name.

"I guess we will see you at the Euros" Aitana tells you only she doesn't quite get the reaction or reply that she expected.

You face drops at the mention of the summer tournament. Alexia expects a clever retort about how Spain won't win if it comes to facing France. The two of you might not have talked for a while but the passion you have when you represent your country is unmatched.

“I'll apologise now for when France beat you, if you get that far" You reply arrogantly hoping that it will cover your delay in response and look on your face which you know you didn't hide very well.

It seems Alexia is the only one who doesn't buy your act. The way you phrased your sentence, how you said France instead of we or even I, it didn't settle well with her.

This time it is her turn to watch you walk away and she couldn't help but enjoy it, she is only human after all.

"Something is wrong with her" Alexia says to no one in particular.

"Why do you care? It's not like you're friends" Mapi is clearly surprised by her friends concern.

"Because Y/N was Alexia's first" Jenni says nonchalantly before taking another sip of her drink.

"She was what?" The blonde defender says in shock.

"That's enough for you. I don't need you telling everyone in this room about my sex life" Alexia takes the champagne from her best friend's glass, downing it herself before putting it on one of the waiter's trays.

"Sex life? So it wasn't just the one time" Aitana joins in.

"We ended up sleeping together more than once over the span of a few years but then I found out she was sleeping with other people.” When she sees her friends about to ask more questions she hold her hand up “It's in the past"

That was the last time your name was mentioned until they watched France play in the first pre Euros friendly and your absence both on the pitch and bench is the hot topic within the Spanish national team. It was during the half time commentary that the world learned the reason why.

"I have spoken with Y/N this morning. She told me that she sustained an injury during the Champions League final against Barcelona which she down played in order to help her team win and she wanted to end the season on a high. She had hoped that rest alone would heal it but unfortunately surgery is required. This is why she is not in the squad today and why she won't be travelling with the team to England for the Euros"

Despite the bad blood Alexia and you shared she couldn't help but feel incredibly sorry for you in this moment. So much so that she wants to reach out to see if you're ok but when she pulls her phone she realises she no longer has your number and messaging you on social media seems too impersonal.

Little did Alexia know she would be joining you on the sidelines after tearing her ACL.

***********************

Alexia was limited in what she could do when she wasn't at rehab so she spent more of her spare time mindlessly scrolling through social media. If asked, she would deny it, but she had been keeping on eye on your accounts and even had a notification on for when you posted. She wanted to know you were ok but the only thing you posted was a photo of you in your hospital bed with the caption 'The cost of victory is high'.

She saw that her sister Alba has posted on her a story which wasn't strange considering the amount fo time the younger Putellas spent on social media. What was interesting is who was in the photo with her. There you stand, your arm wrapped around her sister’s shoulder with the beach as your backdrop.

It wasn't an old photo because it showed Alba's tattoo, one she had only got a few days ago. It caused Alexia to be both confused and intrigued. What were you doing in Barcelona and why out of all people were you with her sister.

Alexia only has one thing on her mind when Alba arrives at her house the next day to take her to therapy. Although she is not sure how to bring you up with it leading to more questions. The fidgeting and constant glances over to the driver’s side of the car doesn't go unnoticed by Alba.

"Ale" she turns her attention to her sister when they get to a red light "What is it?"

The two sisters are close and very open with each other. If one of them has something to say then they will say it making the current situation a little bit concerning.

"What were you doing with Y/N Y/L/N?” Alexia asks. 

“Why do you do that? Say her name like you don’t know her?” When it became clear Alexia won’t answer her question, Alba continues “I bumped into her a few summers ago. She said came to surprise the woman she loved”

This got Alexia’s attention. Whilst Alba knew the two of you were friends, she had no idea just how close the two of your were. You always said your visits to Barcelona were for work, not an international booty call. 

“In the end she never told her. Y/N didn’t want to waste her trip so she starting training here, now she does her solo off season training in Barcelona every year before going back to France”

When the car pulls up to the rehab centre Alexia is out of the car before Alba can say anything else. The midfielder’s mind was running a million miles a second. Part of her couldn’t help but think what if she is the person you came to see. 

When Alexia hears a knock on the door of her physio room your face the last one she expected to see.

"Sorry wrong room" you don't push an interaction with her and chose to walk out before a conversation could be started. 

Alexia wishes in that moment that she could chase after you, she had so many questions for you.

Like she had for the past couple of weeks, Alexia completes her therapy to the best of her ability even though she quickly becomes frustrated at her lack of mobility.

Just as they finish the session, the physio's phone goes off, rightly or wrongly Alexia glances down at the screen. 

Y/N L/Y/N is calling. 

“You can answer it” Alexia says when she notices the therapist declined your call. 

“It’s ok. You’re my patient at the minute” 

Did that mean you were her patient at a different time. 

“Do you know why she is in the city? I thought she would be in France working on her ankle” the Catalonian asks. 

“She did her aggressive rehab here. In France there are too many reminders of what she is missing out on. She, like you, has been struggling with missing out on the euros”

Alexia’s body tenses at the mention of the Euros. The fact that she is missing out of a tournament that she had been preparing for years for, has been hard for her to deal with. 

“I don’t think you should be telling me this?” Alexia knows that the therapist is bound by patient doctor confidentiality. What is discussed between you and her during your sessions should not be talked about. Had the therapist been telling you about her, about how she is dealing with things.

“Your thoughts are very loud Alexia” the therapist jokes “To answer your question, no I don’t tell her about you. The reason why you know is because Y/N told me to tell you. She knew that once you knew she was here you would ask questions”

A small chuckles escapes Alexia’s lips. You always did know her well, it should come as no surprise that you still have the ability to predict her behaviour all these years later.

“When is her next session?” Alexia asks hoping to talk to you.

“Considering we have over run I would say” The therapist looks at her watch but then there is a knock on the door “Now. Shall I tell her to come in?” 

Alexia only nods her head.

She watches you walk in the room. Your ankle is in a boot and you are still limping, the grimace on your face is clear to see.

“I just have to grab a few things, i’ll be back in 10 minutes” 

The therapist leaves the two of you alone in the room. Something that hasn’t happened since she walked out on you.

“How’s the knee?”

“How’s the ankle?”

“You didn’t answer my question”

“Neither did you”

The silence that follows is comfortable but the tension is thick. The words that has been unsaid seem to weigh you both down yet neither of you are willing to be the one that breaks first. Alexia sees you turning the ring on your pinky finger and watches are you brows furrow, you are thinking and whatever you are thinking about is making you nervous.

“Why are you nervous?” Alexia asks.

“The last time we were in a room together you walked out” the memory of that night replays in your head and the feelings that followed soon come rushing to the surface.

The frustration Alexia feels is borderline overwhelming. She recognises the hurt on your face but cannot bring herself to care, or at least she tries not to. Ever since the night of the gala Alexia has a feeling in her gut that this moment was coming.

“And who’s fault was that? You slept with one of my best friends” 

Your head snaps up in the direction of your former friend. The venom in her tone hurts. 

“I didn’t know she was your friend” When you see Alexia open her mouth to cut you off, you hold you hand up to stop her. If Alexia wanted to do this then you would say everything you have wanted to say for years.

“When we talked about exclusivity, I recall you been the one to say we should keep it casual” you remember the moment clear as day. You hated that she didn’t want anything more but you were happy to have no strings if meant be able to call her yours, even if only for a night.

“Because that’s what I thought you wanted” Alexia tries justifies her decision.

“Well Alexia, me taking you at your word doesn’t make me the bad guy, it does however make you a liar” 

It worries Alexia how emotionless you are in this moment. There is no sadness or vulnerability in your tone, it is as if you are numb.

When you realise that this conversation is not going to have a happy ending you decide to change the subject..

“Like you said at the gala, that is the past” You laugh a little at the shock on Alexia’s face, clearly she didn’t know you heard her.

“How is your ankle?” Alexia asks sincerely.

“On the mend, I guess. The doctor said that if I got treatment when the injury first happened then I wouldn’t have needed surgery”

There is something that had been bothering Alexia since she heard you got injured in the champions league final. A feeling of guilt had settled in her gut and she knew it wouldn’t go away until she knew the truth.

“It was when I tackled you wasn’t it? You didn’t even have the ball but I was so frustrated and you were unstoppable. I knew I had to do something and I guess I jus—“

“Wanted to punish my for my sins on and off the pitch”

“Y/N I’m—“

“I don’t want your apology Alexia” You says truthfully.

Alexia doesn’t get the chance to respond.

“You ready for our walk?” The therapist comes back into her room, unaware of the moment she is interrupting.

Alexia watches as you take your boot off. The scar and bruising is still there. You wince as you put on one of your trainers and its’ like Alexia feels your pain. 

“Before I go. Remember I have been where you are, be patient. I’ll see you on the pitch soon Alexia” 

Those are the last words spoken before you leave the physio’s room.

You would like to say you haven’t thought about Alexia since that day in the physio room but she is all you can seem to think about. The past has been playing on a loop in your head for days. You had debated messaging her as a friend just to see how she is doing but bailed. In the end a 3rd party ended up making the decision for you. 

The text message from Alba was unexpected given that was 10pm and you was about to go to bed. 

It read I need your help, something’s happening with Ale and I don’t know what to do. 

You knew what was going on in the Catalonian’s head because you have been having the same thoughts. 

Alba picks you up the next day and uses her key to let you into Alexia’s apartment. 

“Alba I said I needed a day by myself. Why can’t you do as I say?” Alexia snapped when she heard the door open and footsteps approaching her. 

It was hard hearing that alexia wanted to be alone but it wasn’t surprising. Alba hadn’t told you much about why she needed your help but when you looked around the apartment you see why. The blinds are closed, the lights are turned off, the only evidence that someone is home is the small sound coming from the TV. You follow it until you reach the living area. 

There she lays with her leg elevated and the look of defeat on her face. You do see a brief look of happiness when she sees you, yet you remain in the doorway waiting for her to invite you in. There had been so many things taken out of alexia’s control and having people come into her home uninvited shouldn’t be one of them. 

“I heard misery loves company so here I am. Can I come in?” You ask her.

She makes you wait a little longer than you would have liked but when her face softens she pats the seat beside her. 

“I’m not miserable” Alexia pouts. The expression stays on her face when Nala jumps over to your side of the sofa, something that shouldn’t happen given that you have never met the dog before.

“We disagree, don’t we nala?” The furball barks in agreement making her owner laugh but only a second before her stoic face returns.

“Let me guess, this has to do to with Barcelona being in France for the AMOS cup? Missing out on international duty is one thing but missing club football, that is tough” You are speaking from experience but the pain and frustration Alexia feels blinds her from seeing that.

“You wouldn’t understand” Alexia absentmindedly begins playing with the velcro on her knee brace.

“Really? Lyon is in Portland for the WICC cup and I can’t be with the team so trust me when I say I understand how you feel Alexia” 

“How are you so…” Alexia tries and fails to come up with a word to describe your energy.

“Not pissed off at the world” Alexia nods at your choice of words “because I know that me being mad and pushing everyone away won’t change anything” It has taken a while for you to come to this realisation but now you had, things seemed to be getting better.

“Really Y/N? You have pushed everyone away because you are here in Barcelona when you live in Lyon” still Alexia chooses to argue with you but you let her, you know she needs to let her frustrations out.

“You know that isn’t true. I haven’t pushed anyone away I have simply chosen to see different people. I saw Lola the other week and then yesterday I went to lunch your new team and my former team Lucy Bronze. As for me being in Barcelona, I come here every year since” you stop yourself when you realise what you are about to confess.

“Since what?” Alexia asks even though she knows the answer, well half the answer. Every since Alba told her that you came to Barcelona years ago to confess your true feelings, Alexia has wanted to know more.

“Since I came here to tell you I loved you” you shrug your shoulders when you see Alexia’s eyes widen in shock.

Alexia stumbles over her words and she cannot manage to say a single sentence.

“What? Didn’t expect me to be honest? I know Alba told you” you knew this would come up since the her younger sister told you Alexia has asked about you. 

“But you never told me. Why come all the way here and leave without doing what you came to do” Alexia wants to know why you never told her, why you let her hate you for all these years when you loved her.

“I wanted to Alexia but then I saw you at the beach with your friends. You were so happy and knowing how much I hurt you, I didn’t want to risk you feeling that way again. It was clear that you had moved and I knew in that moment that I missed my chance”

You felt like a weight hand been lifted off you shoulders and placed on top of your heart. Now that Alexia knew how you felt it opened you up to being vulnerable and you didn’t like it. Alexia’s face gave nothing away and it only added to your anxiousness.

“You’re wrong Y/N I didn’t move on and I think part of me still hasn’t. It why I still has these feelings for you, some that are obvious like pain and frustration but then I have moments like when I found you were injured and I knew that I still care about you, more than I would like to admit”

Now it was your turn to be at loss for words. Alexia has always been your what if but now things could be different.

Instead of waiting for you to reply, Alexia asks a question which you wanted to know the answer to as well.

“What does this mean for us”

“It means we have a chance Alexia”

You look down at the time of your phone. When you stand to your feet it is obvious that you are going to leave.

“What are you doing? I want you to stay” Alexia begs.

“Unfortunately today is my last day in Barcelona, I need to go home” when you see the look of disappointment on her face you know that once again time is not on your side.

“But there’s some much more I need to say”

“Alba has my number. I’m only a call away”

As you walk away you do with a heavy heart. You didn’t think you would be leaving Barcelona having said what you came to say all those years ago but you are happy you have. 

“Goodbye Y/N” Alexia reluctantly says.

“Adios Amor” A nickname you hadn’t used in years comes out so naturally and by the look on Alexia’s face you can tell she likes hearing you say it just as much as you like calling her it.

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[anfieldroad]

HILLSBOROUGH - 35th anniversary, an educational post.

Today (In the UK time zone.) marks the 35th Anniversary of the Hillsburough disaster- where 97 men, women and children were killed as a result of a crowd crush duing the 1989 FA cup semi final.

There's only one way to describe what happened, WHY it got this bad- it was a utter and complete fuckup by the police. Do you ever wonder why we say 'dont buy the sun?"

this article right here. the fucking lies they spread saying that liverpool fans were to blame. do you know many lives could have been saved? 41 LIVES could have been saved if police had done their job.

but no. they chose to blame the fans. Claiming drunken fans attacked rescue workers, calling Liverpool fans 'animals'. You ever wonder why people day 'Don't buy the sun?'- Well, now you know. Those lies that were spread can't be undone.

As a Jounalist who I, frankly, refuse to name, once said for the sunday times...

"For the second time in half a decade a large body of Liverpool supporters has killed people ... the shrine in the Anfield goalmouth, the cursing of the police, all the theatricals, come sweetly to a city which is already the world capital of self-pity. There are soapy politicians to make a pet of Liverpool, and Liverpool itself is always standing by to make a pet of itself. 'Why us? Why are we treated like animals?' To which the plain answer is that a good and sufficient minority of you behave like animals."

And who could forget THIS comment from UEFA president Georges, days after the disaster happened?-

Note: You may be wondering- Wasn't the inital count 96? Why did it change?

Well- This. This is Andrew Devine.

he was 22 when he went to that fateful game, suffering servere-irreveserable brain damage as a result of the crush- he lived with those injuries until he was 55. FIFTY FIVE. That's- what? 33 years later? He died in 2021, and he was ruled to be the 97th Victim.

Why is Hillsburough important?

As of writing, Hillsborough is known as the worst footballing disaster in British History. You would think that this shouldn't happen again, right?

There are many examples to use, but see Liverpool VS Nottingham forest.

Why's Harvey holding a kid? That's cause he had nearly been crushed by forest fans as he was seperated from his mom. This could have been so much worse for the kid- and the fact that Harvey had to step in, and not any of the stadium security- that just speaks volumes.

Overall- It doesn't take much thought. 97 families will never see their sons, daughters again. They'll never see their sisters, brothers again. They'll never see their mom, dad again, or their grandma/grandpa. Nobody should go to a football game and not come back, THAT should be bloody clear.

97 Liverpool fans got the blame for this disaster. Blamed for being killed. Thousands more people had their lives forever changed. They wont get their family members back.

I wouldn't wish something like this happening to anyone.

If you support a team in England- there's no excuse for not knowing. This disaster is why there are SEATS in stadiums. Regardless of what team you support, you should never make a joke about something like this. Ever.

Those 97 people were utterly failed by the police and medical services. Justice for the 97. Those 97 people are not your material for bantering or chanting. Frankly if you chant about that, you should be very ashamed.

Many close friends of mine who are from Merseyside either know someone, or have family who were affected by Hillsborough. This disaster has affected MANY, even today.

On this anniversary, we should take away one thing. We need to make sure this doesn't happen again. It should have never happened.

Feel free to correct me if there is anything that I missed. I hope this post was able to educate others about the Hillsborough disaster and bring light to it on this somber anniversary. Never forget the 97

Sending my love from Egypt- You'll never walk alone. ✫ ✫ ✫ ♥️

#liverpool fc #hillsborough disaster

[stormoflina]

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Dominik and orban!! What’s this about??

Anon, however you got f*desz on your fyp I feel bad for you...

Bit of a backstory for this, before the translation: Orban (the PM of Hungary, the leader of a former liberal party turned into one of Europe's leading right wing parties, a very controversial man with very questionable politics and opinions, to say the least) is a huge football fan, to the point he tried politicize football in Hungary. In the past it did work out to an extent, our last two former captains were known supporters of his party... One is the rumoured gay lover of one of the ministers by the way, and no, I'm not joking :D

Now, when our last captain before Dominik, Szalai Ádám used to regularly entertain Orban with his wishes, he invited him to their dressing room after certain important wins, things like that. Ever since Dominik got the captainship, it stopped - thank God! No more asslicking from the nt, no more visits or PR meetings, or photos. He never showed support for him, and even disregarding if it's a personal choice or not, for the shake of neutrality, I hope it stays this way.

The video goes like this:

Interviewer: "When will you meet Szoboszlai Dominik?"

Orbán: "The question is not when will I meet him, it's if he is willing to meet with me."

*Scene cuts to Orbán telling a story*

Orbán: " By the way, once I meet him, briefly. He wasn't a big thing, a "king" back then. I had to go to Telki (the training center of the hungarian nt) with Csányi Sándor (vice president of the UEFA) for the MLSZ (Hungarian Football Federation) and I went to meet Szalai Ádám (former captain, known supporter of Orbán) and he was sitting at the table with a few of the "big kings". He was really young back then [not a superstar, as he is now, that's what he is trying to say by saying "king"]. I spoke like 3-4 words to him.

He is the king, their is no question about that. Prime ministers can come and go, but there are very few hungarians who were able to play for Liverpool. So the question is not when I will meet him, but when [if] is he willing to meet [ever] with me ?"

This video genuinely pissed me off. This is literally being posted by the Fidesz party (the governing party) as a light-hearted, fun video, but the undertone is very much pure pressure, in my opinion(!). You can tell Orbán is frustrated with the lack of ackowledgement from Dominik, especially how he was asslicking the nt team for performing so well this last year, esp for the Euros campaign, and got no public response back.

Sorry, this is a very biased response -of course not the translation, that is word-to-word -, but gosh, do I strongly dislike this man!

#dominik szoboszlai #hungarian nt #domi translation

[pedripics]

hi! may i ask you something about this Super League? im confused because im new here. and what about that 1 billion euros for? thank you

Hi, of course 🫶🏻

The Super League is a rather complex topic, so I'm gonna give you a short summary and a longer version with the history and stuff under the cut.

In short, the Super League is a proposed football competition for football clubs in Europe that is aimed to rival the UEFA competitions, such as the Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League.

Format (this is the new version they just released):

It would include 64 men’s (spread across three leagues) and 32 women’s teams (spread across two leagues) playing midweek games in a league system across Europe. All clubs would play in groups of 8 – home and away – resulting in a guaranteed minimum of 14 matches per year. At the end of the season, a knockout stage of 8 clubs will be played in each league to determine the league champions. There would also be annual promotion and relegation between the three/ two leagues. The idea is that it would not interfere with domestic leagues.

History:

Proposals of Super Leagues in European football have been around for decades with the earliest ideas dating back to 1968. There were attempts to create a 'Super League' in 1987 and 1990 but they were abandoned after UEFA and FIFA threatened to sanction all involved clubs. In 2009, Florentino Pérez (president of Real Madrid) began planning a 'Super League' because the Champions League, in his words, was too "obsolete and problematic for the quality of the sport and an obstacle preventing clubs from growing their businesses and developing infrastructure." That idea resurfaced in 2020 when big clubs started suffering financially from the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing debts. That got American investors interested who pledged US $5 billion towards its formation. In January 2021, FIFA and all six football's continental confederations (AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC, and UEFA) issued a statement that rejected the formation of any breakaway European Super League and that they would ban any club or player involved from any competitions organised by FIFA and its six confederations.

Current 'European Super League':

In April 2021, Pérez announced the formation of the 'European Super League' (ESL) via a press release signed by twelve clubs that signed up to be involved (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspurs, Inter Milan, Juventus, AC Milan, Atlético Madrid, FC Barcelona, and Real Madrid). The aim was a new competition that "provides higher-quality matches and additional financial resources for the overall football pyramid, provides significantly greater economic growth and support for European football via a long-term commitment to uncapped solidarity payments, which will grow in line with league revenues, would appeal to a new younger generation of football fans, and also would improve VAR and refereeing." Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, and Juventus were the three leading clubs. There is much more to the financial aspect of it (like solidarity payments, welcome bonuses, participation payments, commercial revenue, etc.), but that's rather complicated and depends on what newspaper you wanna believe.

Reception:

The announcement led to a joint statement from the governing bodies of the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A condemning the formation, with all governing bodies declaring to prevent the ESL from proceeding any further. Football governing bodies from Germany, France and Russia released similar statements. UEFA reiterated their statements made in January 2021, warning that any clubs involved in the Super League would be banned from all other domestic, European and world football competitions and that players from the clubs involved would also be banned from representing their national teams in international matches. (The Premier League and their governing body FA ruled out barring the six clubs from domestic competitions and preferred to not take legal action.) Numerous politicians expressed their opposition to the proposal of the ESL. Amongst commentators, footballers and managers, the ESL sparked contrasting opinions. Media companies were mostly opposed to the idea (which does not come as a surprise as ESL promises free viewing of all live matches). Many football fans, including the fans of the involved clubs, were not in support of the idea of the ESL. The backlash led to nine clubs (all clubs, except FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Juventus) announcing their intention to withdraw from the project in April 2023. However, eight of these nine clubs remained involved as stakeholders. In June 2023, Juventus announced their decision to leave the Super League project after facing a rumoured 5-year ban from all European competitions if they went through with the project. (That only leaves FC Barcelona and Real Madrid)

Legal issues:

In May 2021, the Super League filed a complaint to the Court of Justice of the European Union against UEFA and FIFA for their proposals to stop the competition. UEFA had opened disciplinary proceedings against FC Barcelona, Juventus, and Real Madrid, which were threatened to be excluded from all UEFA competitions, in order to sanction them but these measures were stayed until further notice as a result of the rulings from the Spanish commercial court and Swiss authorities. In June 2021, the Swiss Department of Justice and Police and the Spanish Commercial Court referred the issue to the Court of Justice of the European Union to question whether UEFA and FIFA have violated two articles of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union. Article 101 prohibits cartels and other agreements that could disrupt free competition in the EEA and Article 102 aims to prevent businesses in an industry from abusing their position or taking action to prevent new businesses from gaining a foothold in the industry. On 21 December 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that FIFA and UEFA's rules, which banned clubs from joining rival competitions, such as the Super League, are contrary to EU law. UEFA's and FIFA's rules making new football projects subject to their prior approval are also unlawful.

What does the ECJ's ruling mean:

The ECJ's ruling is binding and not subject to appeal. The ECJ's decision on UEFA's rules does however not rule on whether the Super League should (or is allowed) to exist. UEFA needs to change and clarify its rules now to comply with EU law. Once the regulations are updated, the Super League will still need to acquire authorisation to set the competition up. The ruling basically gives companies like A22 the right to pitch a new football competition and for their application to be judged on criteria which are "transparent, objective, non-discriminatory and proportionate".

Revival of the project:

In December 2023, A22 announced a new, updated proposal (which I already explained under format). However, many clubs have issued statements opposing the idea (including clubs, who were once involved in the ESL). As of right now, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and SSC Napoli have issued statements in support of the ESL. There are reports about various clubs from Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and other European leagues who are keen on joining (but no official statements from the clubs).

Why could Barça and Real Madrid receive €1 billion?

I believe this has not been confirmed by A22, but it has been reported by various newspapers. They would receive €1 billion as a reward for their loyalty, as they are the only two clubs who remained firm on their decision to take part in the Super League. That would obviously only happen if they find enough teams to set up the ESL.

#i tried to make this as fact based as possible #everyone can form their own opinion on whether they like the esl or not #i hope this somewhat helps #asks #anon

[kingwilliamv]

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, President of the FA, attended the UEFA Women's Euro England 2022 final match between England and Germany at Wembley Stadium in London. — 31 July 2022

#prince william #prince of wales #british royal family #royal #mine*tb #jul 2022

[theroyalsandi]

The Duke of Cambridge, President of the FA, visited the England Women's football team ahead of the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 at St. George's Park in Burton upon Trent, England. | June 15, 2022

#royaltyedit #duke of cambridge #prince william #british royal family #my gif

[thommi-tomate]

UEFA President's Award Winner 2023 : Miroslav Klose

#miroslav klose #german nt

[liverpool-enjoyer]

at no point, NO POINT, did i expect to have the next chapter done two days after the first. yet here we are:

summary: It's time for the seniors to vote for a class president. Luka's up for reelection, and Sergio will stop at nothing to ensure that Luka wins.

new characters introduced: Luka Modrić, Erling Håland, Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish, Gareth Bale, James Milner

thank you so much for reading if you chose to do so <3 i rlly appreciate the love yall gave the first chapter, it means the world

#will the second chapter live up??? #i have no fucking idea #anywho i gotta go get tested for tb now #luka modric #modramos #erling haaland #kevin de bruyne #jack grealish #gareth bale #james milner

[sportbarcelona]

Javier Tebas (La Liga President): "Laporta insisted that Barça did not influence referees, and demanded that the presumption of innocence be adhered to… The dialogues during the meeting were calm and respectful."

MAIDEN BARCELONA SCORES THREE GOALS ON THE BIGGEST STAGE

#javier tebas #javier tebas laliga #javier tebas la liga #javier tebas barcelona #javier tebas spanish fa president #entrevista de javier tebas #entrevista javier tebas #entrevista a javier tebas #president #entrevista con javier tebas #tebas #havier tebas #javier tebas on florentino perez #javier tebas declaraciones #declaraciones de javier tebas #javier tebas uefa #vini jr javier tebas #javier tebas premier league #laporta javier tebas #javier tebas vs premier league

[popefrankieboy]

So let me see if I have this right.

In September of 2022 15 players in the Spanish national team sent letters to the Spanish soccer federation saying that "the situation with the coach, who they had failed to have removed at the end of August, has affected their health and emotional state and that they do not intend to return until a solution is found." As per The Guardian (Sid Lowe 23 Sep 2022).

The Spanish soccer federation huffs and puffs and scoffs at their star players daring to have opinions on their own lives, health and careers, and declares that those players will not play for the national team anymore until they recant and apologize.

In spite of the incompetence of the Spanish soccer federation, the new squad goes and wins the whole World Cup, at which point the Spanish FA president grabs one of the players by the head and kisses her on the lips WITHOUT HER CONSENT.

The player, Jenni Hermoso, in a statement says that she has been pressured, and that her family, friends and teammates have been pressured, for her to give a statement that would lessen the damage to the president of the Spanish soccer federation, Rubiales due to his own disgusting actions. A statement that she feels would have had "little or nothing to do with how I felt". (Jenni Hermoso quoted by Alex Ibaceta, The Guardian 25 Aug 2023.)

The Spanish soccer federation has issued their own statement which Hermoso has said is "categorically untrue", and a "part of the manipulative culture that he himself has created." (Hermoso quoted by Stephen Burgen, The Guardian 26 Aug 2023.)

So now the Spanish soccer federation, never being ones to let the truth get in the way of their desired narrative, have threatened to SUE 79 players who signed a letter saying they will refuse to play as long as Rubiales remains president.

Spain was supposed to face off against Sweden again, like they did in the semi finals at the World Cup, for UEFA's Nations League at the end of September. Whether that game will happen or not still remains to be seen.

The continued incompetence and belligerence of the Spanish soccer federation is nothing short of astonishing, and is an embarrassment not only to Spanish soccer, but to soccer as a whole.

#soccer #football #fifawomensworldcup2023 #fifa women's world cup #fifa wwc #wwc 2023