Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United

Manchester United was one of the clubs that last month revealed plans to form a super league along with eleven other major clubs in Europe.

With the exception of Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid, all of the breakaway clubs have now withdrawn from the plans after huge protests from supporters, UEFA, FIFA, other clubs and some countries’ authorities.

Even several of the managers of the clubs involved have been critical of the plans for the league, which would mainly consist of 15 permanent teams with a few exceptions.

Critical Ferguson

The plans for the Super League have caused the cup to overflow for a large number of Manchester United supporters who were already critical of the club’s American owners.

The Glazer family who own the club have lamented their involvement in the Super League plans, but by Thursday night there were major protests outside Old Trafford against the Americans.

Former United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has not commented on the huge reactions, but there is little doubt that the Scot has nothing left for a league that is only reserved for the big clubs.

The 79-year-old makes this clear in an interview with the BBC.

The Scot himself knows what it is like to be David against Goliath in football and how important it is for the sport.

– As a player, I played European football for both Rangers and Dunfermline. And then as manager I took a provincial club, Aberdeen, and beat Real Madrid in the final of the Cup Winners’ Cup in Gothenburg in 1983. It was a provincial club that fulfilled their dream. All clubs should have the opportunity to fulfill such a dream as Aberdeen did, says Ferguson.

– One must not forget that the real reason we have football is that the smallest person should be able to reach the top of Everest, that is the best way I can say it. We can not do without it, says Ferguson.

Spanish law asks the European Court of Justice to assess whether Uefa is abusing power

It has also been expressed by football fans all over the world.

The first relatively quickly until most of the clubs withdrew from the plans.

The clubs have nevertheless been punished by UEFA for their participation in the plans.

However, a court in Madrid has asked the European Court of Justice to rule on whether Uefa and Fifa have abused their position in the treatment of the breakaway league Super League, reports AFP.

The French news agency has received access to the court ruling from the court in Madrid. It calls for clarification on EU regulations banning monopolies, which may also apply to governing bodies in European and global football when it comes to the Super League case.

On Wednesday it became known that the European Football Association (Uefa) has opened an investigation into the three clubs that have still not opted out of the super league project: Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Juventus.

Uefa has already decided to fine the nine clubs that quickly withdrew from the controversial project. They are fined five percent of the income from one season of European Cup matches.

President Gianni Infantino of the International Football Association (Fifa) has also condemned the super league project, but he has called for caution when it comes to sanctions.

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