Football’s governing bodies have lost a landmark court case that threatens their hold over the sport in Europe, potentially opening a path for the biggest clubs to form new breakaway competitions.
The EU’s top court found on Thursday that Uefa, which oversees European football, and the global body Fifa acted unlawfully in threatening to sanction players and clubs that joined the European Super League in 2021.
The European Court of Justice ruling did not suggest that the ESL, an attempted breakaway competition launched by 12 top football clubs, must be approved. But the judges challenged the fundamental powers of Uefa and Fifa, requiring the bodies to ditch “arbitrary” rules and be more open to competition.
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