It is the court hearing that could reshape European football and determine whether the Super League, as still desired by a quarter of the dozen clubs to have publicly backed the proposal last April, remains a live prospect.
This week at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg case C-333/21 will be heard.
The case revolves around the European Superleague Company - nominally Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus - claiming that the game’s governing bodies - UEFA and FIFA - have monopolised the organisation of elite football competitions and acted beyond their constitution by shutting down the plans for a new breakaway league.
