Less than two years after the European Super League launched and collapsed in the space of two days, a revamped pan-European competition is once again being proposed by sports development company A22 Sports Management.
These latest proposals, as A22 announced on Thursday, expand the number of clubs involved from the original 20 to between 60 and 80 teams in an 'open, multi-divisional competition' and guaranteeing each club involved 14 fixtures every season. There are also no more permanent members with participation, as is the case in UEFA 's existing competitions, determined by 'annual sporting merit'.
Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur made up a quarter of the founding dozen members back in April 2021, alongside Premier League rivals Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United, as well as Spanish sides Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Real Madrid, plus Italian teams AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus. All but three of those clubs (Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus, the trio who reportedly remain pushing to put these plans in place) withdrew from the competition within 48 hours of its public announcement.
