Reaction to Court ruling UEFA, FIFA breached EU Law over Super League
Following is reaction to Thursday's European Court of Justice ruling that UEFA and FIFA contravened EU law when they prevented the formation of a so-called Super League.
FLORENTINO PEREZ, REAL MADRID PRESIDENT
"At Real Madrid we welcome with enormous satisfaction the decision adopted by the Court of Justice of the European Union, which is responsible for guaranteeing our principles, values and freedoms.
"In the coming days we will carefully study the scope of this resolution, but I do anticipate two conclusions of great historical significance.
"Firstly, that European club football is not and will never again be a monopoly. And secondly, that from today the clubs will be the masters of their destiny.
"In short, today the Europe of freedoms has triumphed again and today football and its fans have also triumphed."
UEFA
"This ruling does not signify an endorsement or validation of the so-called 'super league'; it rather underscores a historical shortfall within UEFA's pre-authorisation framework, a technical aspect that has already been acknowledged and addressed in June 2022.
"UEFA is confident in the robustness of its new rules, and specifically that they comply with all relevant European laws and regulations."
BERND REICHART, CEO OF A22 SPORTS MANAGEMENT (the company formed to help set up the European Super League)
"We have won the right to compete. The UEFA-monopoly is over. Football is free. Clubs are now free from the threat of sanction and free to determine their own futures."
JAVIER TEBAS, SPANISH LALIGA PRESIDENT
"They are already (celebrating) as I warned they would. They have always been able to organise competitions outside the UEFA and FIFA environment, and that cannot be prohibited, the issue is their conditions to
