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Top EU court says Uefa and Fifa flouted law in blocking football Super League

Twelve of Europe's top football clubs, their logos shown here in this illustration from 19 April 2021, were involved in the original plans for a European "Super League". © REUTERS / DADO RUVIC

European Super League (ESL) supremos on Thursday hailed top European judges who declared that Uefa and Fifa – the European and world game's governing bodies – had flouted competition laws during their campaign in April 2021 to prevent a breakaway football competition.

Twelve European clubs, including Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United and Manchester City, proposed forming the ESL.

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