The teams who plotted for a European Super League have today been dealt a huge blow over that project and any potential future breakaway plans.
The European Superleague Company, ESLC, effectively made up of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus, had initiated legal proceedings through the Madrid courts over what they saw as a UEFA monopoly on the European game - and whether it could amount to a potential breach of EU competition law.
But this morning Athanasios Rantos, Advocate General at the European Court of Justice, has released his 'Opinion' which comes down firmly in favour of the UEFA side.