Real Madrid announce agreement to end Superleague with UEFA | OneFootball

Real Madrid have hammered the final nail into the coffin of the competition engineered by President Florentino Perez, announcing the end of the Superleague. An agreement has been reached with UEFA to put an end to the competition.

The announcement comes just four days after Barcelona publicly confirmed the open secret that they would be leaving competition, leaving just Real Madrid remaining. The concept was originally announced with 12 members, but was reduced to three within weeks, and finally just Real Madrid and Barcelona for the past few years.

Real Madrid statement on Superleague

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As recently as November, Perez was advocating for the Superleague publicly, and at the start of the season, A22, the organising company had released an updated format and a suggested start in August of 2026. Real Madrid released the following statement on Wednesday afternoon though.

The end of the Superleague

It brings to a close one of the most turbulent chapters in European football history. In some senses, Real Madrid, who are credited with coming up with the Superleague, did what many perceived what it set out to do; leverage more money for the biggest sides, more games between the richest clubs, and less risk in terms of being included in the latter stages.

On the other hand, UEFA still remain in control of the money in European football, and the Superleague originally placed the clubs with the power to divide funds. On top of that the Superleague had also proposed a revolutionary streaming model, with free-to-air games and paid tiers of coverage across the globe. It also would appear to bring to a close a €4.7b lawsuit Real Madrid were threatening UEFA with. In contrast to some of the English clubs, Barcelona and Real Madrid appear to have escaped fines handed out initially by UEFA for clubs involved.