#super-league

#super-league

UEFA and FIFA would be entitled to freeze out a European Super League and its competing teams, according to a key opinion published on Thursday by the European Union's Court of Justice.A calamitous launching of the Super League last year saw 12 teams agree to take part, before most pulled out in a hurry after a furious backlash from fans, politicians and football governing bodies.

Plans for a European Super League caused a seismic fallout across the football world when they were announced in April 2021.The six Premier League sides that signed up to the project - Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal - quickly withdrew their support after a severe backlash from fans, football governing bodies and even government.

Real Madrid and Barcelona have both announced they will boycott an "urgent" meeting called by LaLiga in Dubai next week.The Spanish league has summoned its member clubs to the United Arab Emirates on Dec. 7 with the aim of addressing "several important modifications to the statutes and internal regulations of LaLiga."
- Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Madrid and Barca both responded on Wednesday, however, by saying they would not take part in the meeting as they continue their ongoing battles with LaLiga president Javier Tebas.

LaLiga has demanded UEFA hit Juventus with sporting sanctions after the Italian club's board of directors announced their resignation on Monday.President Andrea Agnelli and vice president Pavel Nedved were among those to resign en masse following a preliminary investigation by the Turin Public Prosecutor's Office into fraudulent accounting and alleged hidden payments to players.

Juventus looks set to leave the Super League project still being pursued by Real Madrid and Barcelona, though the club denied Tuesday it had been threatened with a European ban by UEFA.The three storied clubs are awaiting a ruling expected within weeks from the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg into their legal challenge against what they claimed is UEFA's monopoly control of European club competitions.

(Image credit: Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images) Liverpool may not be taken over by Qatari investors after all with American groups investing in the club still a possibility.It's been widely reported that the Reds' ownership group, Fenway Sports Group are in talks with a Qatar-based group, Qatar Investment Authority, over the sale of the club.

B esiktas have slammed fake reports suggesting striker Wout Weghorst could leave the club due to a release clause amid interest from Manchester United.The Netherlands international has reportedly emerged a shock target at Old Trafford following Cristiano Ronaldo's acrimonious departure in November.Manager Erik ten Hag has confirmed the club are actively chasing additions to their frontline and the 30-year-old is believed to have emerged as a cut-price option.

As London Pulse all-but seal a top-two spot in the Super League to secure a home semi-final, Surrey Storm look set to take fourth place.Plus, a former England player announces her retirement and who did you pick in your England World Cup starting seven?Here is everything you need to know from round 18.
Storm finish regular season with Lightning loss
After such a strong start to the season Surrey Storm are likely to finish in fourth place after their 64-46 loss to fellow title contenders Loughborough Lightning.

The body of former rugby league player Bryn Hargreaves has been found more than a year after he vanished in the US, his family have confirmed.The 37-year-old former Wigan player moved to the States about 10 years ago and he was reported missing in January last year after he did not turn up for work.

A British rugby league star who has been missing in the US for more than a year has been found dead, his family has said.Mr Hargreaves was reported missing in January 2022 after failing to show up for work in West Virginia.He had been living in the Cheat Lake area of Morgantown and was 36 when he disappeared.

The body of former British rugby league player Bryn Hargreaves has been found more than a year after he went missing, his family has confirmed.Mr Hargreaves, who was 36 at the time, was reported missing in January 2022 having failed to arrive for work in the United States where he lived.His disappearance sparked a major search led by police and tracker dogs in West Virginia.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has claimed LaLiga chief Javier Tebas is obsessed with trying to dirty the club's image during the league's ongoing investigation into the club's payments made to a former senior referee.Laporta was responding after Tebas said he should resign if he was unable to offer a reasonable explanation regarding the payments.

Manchester United remained at the top of the table in the Super League following a resolute 3-0 win over Everton in Merseyside.Marc Skinner's side came into the game following a penalty shootout loss to Durham in the FA WSL Cup, but they had tied the game 2-2 in normal time thanks to goals from Jade Moore and Vilde Boe Risa.

The son of the Real Madrid legend Marcelo, Enzo Alves, has signed his first contract with the club.Enzo, 13, has featured for Madrid's academy teams since 2017.The teenager confirmed the news in an Instagram post on Saturday, saying "My first contract with the best club in the world.Very happy."

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has hit out at the elitism and exclusivity of the revamped Super League project by highlighting the "spectacular" Seville derby on Sunday.Tebas retweeted a tweet from Real Betis showing images of the pregame entertainment show ahead of their home game against city rivals Sevilla.