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Europe's top court ruled that UEFA has been "abusing a dominant position" in its control of European football on Thursday, in a significant boost to the Super League project.
The Super League and its backers, A22 Sports, argued that UEFA's prohibition of the would-be competition -- first launched in April 2021 -- and its threatened punishments for participating clubs was an illegal monopoly under European competition law.
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Thursday's ruling by the European Court of Justice [ECJ] found that FIFA and UEFA's rules requiring new football competitions to be subject to their prior approval, and banning players from taking part in those competitions, were "unlawful.