Soccer-Super League is neither open nor fair, LaLiga head


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 17 Jan 2024

Soccer Football - UEFA Press Conference - UEFA Headquarters, Nyon, Switzerland - December 21, 2023 LaLiga president Javier Tebas during the press conference in this screengrab obtained over Zoom, after the European Court of Justice ruled that UEFA and FIFA acted against competition law by blocking the formation of the European Super League UEFA/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A new breakaway European soccer competition proposed last month would not really be open to outsiders and would cut the revenues of non-elite clubs by more than half, one of the Super League's biggest critics said on Tuesday.

Javier Tebas, the president of the Spanish league, said that LaLiga and other domestic leagues would lose 50-55% of their revenues from a mid-week Super League competition, according to a 2022 study by KPMG.

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