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For a long time, the idea of the Super League of the biggest European football clubs becomes a reality. 12 European giants: "Liverpool", "Manchester United", "Manchester City", "Chelsea", "Arsenal", "Tottenham", "Real", "Barcelona", "Atletico", "Juventus", "Inter" and "AC Milan" - officially announced the creation of the Super League. The statement claims that three more clubs will join as founders. It is expected that these will be "Bayern" from Munich, "Borussia" from Dortmund, and "Saint-Germain" from Paris, but these clubs are currently on the sidelines. In the Super League, 20 teams will compete each season, and the 15 founders will never be relegated. Five additional clubs will be selected each season based on their results. The league teams will be divided into two groups of 10 teams each. The teams that finish in the top three places in the groups will automatically advance to the quarterfinals, while the teams that finish in fourth and fifth places will compete for an additional spot in the knockout stage. The matches will be played in the middle of the week and will replace the UEFA Champions League and Europa League tournaments. However, all clubs still want to play in their respective domestic competitions. Nevertheless, UEFA, FIFA, and the major European leagues oppose the idea of the Super League and threaten clubs with disqualification, and players may lose the opportunity to play in European or world championships. The idea of the Super League was also criticized by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson, who stated that it would cause huge damage to the sport. "The European Super League will do enormous damage to football, so action must be taken," tweeted B. Johnson. The emergence of the new football entity was strongly criticized on live 'Sky Sports' broadcast on Sunday by "Man Utd" legend Garry Neville. "I'm a Manchester United fan, but I'm just disgusted by what they are doing. I am most disappointed in clubs like Man Utd and Liverpool. These clubs have always emphasized history, the importance of fans, and now they are one of the league founders where there will be no competition," said G. Neville. "The big clubs should not have so much power in England, I repeat, for the past 12 months. The owners of Man Utd, Man City, Chelsea, or Liverpool have nothing to do with English football. Fans need to unite. This is complete nonsense and it is time to take action," G. Neville said. For now, the exact start date of the Super League is not known, but it is expected that the new tournament will start in the near future.
