European Super League gives UEFA an ultimatum, Sporting could join... | OneFootball

The European Super League remains 'alive', and this Tuesday, November 25, the Spanish newspaper AS revealed a letter sent by A22 Sports—the company leading the project—to UEFA. In the letter, following the favorable decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union, they demand that the competition be officially recognized, and it could also include... Sporting.

The competition, now called the Unify League, foresees three divisions: Star League, Gold League, and Blue League. Each would have 36 clubs, chosen based on their performance in their respective national leagues, in a model similar to what currently exists in European competitions organized by UEFA.

The Star League, the top tier, would be divided into two groups. Group A would be formed by the reigning champion of the competition, the champions of the six main European leagues (Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, and Eredivisie), and the teams best placed in the UEFA club ranking each season.

According to these criteria, the clubs that would make up Group A are: PSG, Liverpool, Napoli, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, PSV, Real Madrid, Internazionale, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, Arsenal, Atlético de Madrid, Chelsea, Roma, Benfica, Eintracht Frankfurt, and Manchester United.

Group B would bring together the 18 teams that come immediately after in that same ranking. In this group would be: Atalanta, Club Brugge, Feyenoord, West Ham, Sporting, Tottenham, Fiorentina, Milan, Juventus, Lille, Porto, Leipzig, Villarreal, Lazio, Real Betis, Real Sociedad, Rangers, and Bodo/Glimt.

Each team would play eight matches, four at home and four away, against different opponents within their group. In Group A, the top six would go directly to the round of 16, while the next eight would have to go through a playoff. The bottom four would be immediately eliminated.

In Group B, only the top two would secure direct access to the round of 16. The teams ranked 3rd to 10th would compete in the playoff, and the eight lowest-ranked teams would end their participation in the group stage with no possibility of continuing.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.