A hearing on football’s governing bodies UEFA and FIFA against the breakaway clubs that started the Super League project last spring, including Inter, is set to be held in front of the EU Court of Justice today.
This according to today’s print edition of Rome-based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, who report that the hearing could determine whether and the degree to which clubs are sanctioned, as well as whether there is a possibility for the project to restart.
Serie A trio Inter, AC Milan, and Juventus were among the big European clubs to have proposed the Super League initiative for a new closed competition between Europe’s elite last spring.
However, the project quickly stalled amidst widespread opposition, and the clubs involved were also all quickly sanctioned by UEFA for their involvement.
Today’s hearing will see the EU Court of Justice rule on whether UEFA and FIFA are correct in the matter of protecting the competitive integrity of European football or whether the governing bodies’ position is fundamentally a monopolistic one.
The ruling that arrives from the hearing will be significant for both whether the Nerazzurri and other big European clubs receive sanctions and for the future of the Super League, as a positive ruling for the clubs could open the door for the project to reemerge.
