Real Madrid and the promoters of the Super League are seeking more than $4 billion in damages from UEFA, which they accuse of unfairly sabotaging the breakaway competition, a source told AFP on Thursday.
A Spanish court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by UEFA relating to the league.
Proposed in 2021 by 12 elite European clubs, including Real Madrid and Barcelona, the Super League project quickly collapsed following fierce opposition from English clubs’ fans and threats from UEFA and FIFA.
In December 2023, the European Court of Justice ruled that UEFA’s ban on the Super League was contrary to European law. Last year, a Spanish judge held that FIFA and UEFA had “prevented free competition” by opposing the Super League, ruling that they had
engaged in anti-competitive behaviour and abused their dominant position. The court in Madrid on Wednesday also rejected appeals filed by La Liga and the Spanish Football Federation