European Super League Facing Tall Odds; Football Personalities Raise Concern

In what initially appeared to be a move to make up for lost revenues, the European Super League has drawn in more negativity rather than backing.

UEFA and FIFA were not too thrilled with the plans of 12 teams to take part in the European Super League, and a legal mess could be looming over the horizon unless all the leaders involved in the issue can sit down and address their differences.

The European Super League is a planned leg where 12 teams have pledged their participation and will be the founding members.

There are six teams from the English Premier League, three from La Liga and three from Serie A.

Three more permanent members will also be added, while the remaining five spots will be left open.

The teams dubbed as the “Rebel 12” are Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan.

The plans to put up the European Super League did not sit well with UEFA and FIFA. The “Rebel 12” were warned of potential expulsion if they proceeded with their plans.

This means they would be banned from the European Championship and the World Cup next year.

“UEFA and the footballing world stand united against the disgraceful self-serving proposal we have seen in the last 24 hours from a select few clubs in Europe that are fueled purely by greed above all else,” UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin stated.

However, founding European Super League chairman and Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is shrugging off the threat to ban players and believes that they will not get into the legal aspects of the row.

“It’s not going to happen. We won’t get into the legal aspects of it, but it won’t happen. It’s impossible,” Perez said.

Regardless of Perez’s claims, negativity seems to be flowing over on the European Super League plans. That list included teams like AFC Ajax, a team that was recently eliminated from the Europa League.

Aside from the club, there were players like Rio Ferdinand of Manchester United, Ander Herrera of PSG and James Miner of Liverpool who aired their sentiments.

"I don't like it and I hope it doesn't happen," Miner stated via @SkySportsPL.

"This is, for me, a war on football," Ferdinand stated. "It's a disgrace, it's embarrassing, and it goes against everything that football is about."