Real Madrid, Juventus and Barca not giving up on controversial Super League

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez defended the Super League project last Sunday. He was followed by Andrea Agnelli and then Barcelona chief Joan Laporta. A court decision in 2023 will be crucial in determining the project's future. The only clubs that have tried to keep alive a league that would be direct competition for the Champions League are Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus. The Super league project came back to life in July after litigation for an alleged abuse of a dominant position by UEFA was brought to the European Union Court of Justice.

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin responded to Perez's proposal to close everything off. Agnelli reaffirmed his "commitment" to the project. Barcelona presented their accounts and Eduard Romeu, their financial vice-president, said considering the Super League again would be positive. Laporta said he would prefer not to have a closed format for the competition.

UEFA and the European Commission announced the renewal of their cooperation agreement until 2025. UEFA announced a sweeping overhaul of the Champions League in May to start in 2024. The TV rights will be sold for a projected 15 billion euros for three years (2024-2027). Sales of Champions Leagues in the US are up 150 percent. In the UK and France, not so much. Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi was not in initial Super League agreement.