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Real Madrid say they will claim “substantial damages” from Uefa after the governing body lost a court appeal related to the failed Super League project of 2021.
The regional court of Madrid dismissed 21 claims raised by Uefa, La Liga and the Spanish football federation, upholding a decision handed down by the city’s commercial court in May 2024. Back then Uefa and Fifa were judged to have practised anticompetitive behaviour and abused a dominant position by blocking the breakaway league’s formation. It followed a ruling in December 2023 by the European court of justice (CJEU), which said Uefa’s previous regulations on allowing the creation of new club competition had violated EU law.
Real were one of the 12 clubs who attempted to break away in 2021, but seemingly stand alone as the only publicly known proponent of a scheme that could theoretically rival or replace the Champions League. In a bullish statement they ramped up a long-running feud by announcing plans for what could be a multimillion-pound lawsuit.
