A metal figure of a football player with a ball is seen in front of the words "European Super League" in this illustration taken April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
(Reuters) - The European Club Association (ECA) on Monday confirmed that nine of the 12 clubs who proposed a new breakaway Super League have retained their ECA membership after the collapse of the ESL project, but Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus remain out.
The three teams not accepted back into the body that represents interests of professional clubs in European soccer's UEFA, still retain hope of rekindling the project, which spectacularly failed to get off the ground in April.
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