Soccer-Spanish court orders FIFA, UEFA to halt opposition to Super League

MADRID -A Spanish judge ordered soccer ruling bodies FIFA and UEFA to halt their opposition to a parallel European competition known as the European Super League , ruling they were practising anticompetitive behaviour and abusing their dominant position.

"The era of the monopoly is now definitively over," A22 CEO Bernd Reichart said in a statement after the ruling, calling it"an important step towards a truly competitive and sustainable club football landscape in Europe". The proposal in 2021 of a breakaway league by Europe's 12 leading clubs sparked widespread protests among fans and threats of sanctions by UEFA, leading nine of them to pull out.

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