Soccer-European parliament opposes 'breakaway leagues', Super League backers hit back

FILE PHOTO: Metal figures of football players are seen in front of the words "European Super League" and the UEFA logo in this illustration taken April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

(Reuters) - UEFA has welcomed a European parliament resolution opposing "breakaway competitions", but the backers of the proposed European Super League defended their project, saying the EU needed to ensure "fair and open competition".

Twelve of Europe's leading clubs announced in April that they intended to create a new Super League and break away from UEFA's established Champions League competition.