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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Alan Smith

European Super League chiefs contact 50 clubs to pitch new breakaway format

The company set up to explore the possibility of creating a European Super League has made contact with 50 clubs from 12 different countries as it refuses to give up on the prospect of a new competition, according to a report in France.

That is despite a court ruling last month that effectively gave UEFA the power to ban any club or players attempting to join a breakaway competition.

The European Court of Justice delivered a significant blow to the prospect of a Super League being created on December 15 by providing an initial non-binding judgment that the current rules applied by FIFA and UEFA are compatible with EU competition law.

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