Celtic reveal they’re against European Super League as Glasgow giants nail colours to UEFA mast

Celtic have emphatically ruled out joining any European Super League after the rebels won their case at the Court of Justice on Thursday morning.

The Scottish champions were likely to have been given an invitation along with Rangers to join the breakaway group. But Celtic have nailed their colours to the UEFA mast with an unequivocal statement released on the same day news broke Nyon powerbrokers acted "unlawfully" by a Madrid tribunal. Parkhead chairman Peter Lawwell holds a powerful position on the European Club Association board and his club has no wish to break ranks from UEFA.

A statement from the Glasgow giants read: "Celtic Football Club has noted today's judgement delivered by the European Court of Justice. The resolution regarding the framework for prior authorisation of other competitions refers to outdated UEFA statutes that were already amended in June 2022.

"We must be clear that this does not in any way endorse or approve the so-called 'Super League' project. Celtic plays an important, leading role within the European Club Association framework and as a club, we are fully committed to working through the ECA, alongside our fellow European clubs to uphold the values that define European football.

"We can only achieve our objectives through the strong partnership ECA enjoys with UEFA. The wider European football community is not supportive of the ESL, and Celtic, like many other clubs, will continue to promote the interests and protection of football’s broader family through the ECA and UEFA."

Plans for a new league were stopped in its tracks at its launch in April 2021. Fury erupted around the Continent when rebel clubs from the English Premier League and behemoths such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus