Will European Super League be free to watch?
FOOTBALL could be changing in front of our very eyes as the European Super League has resurfaced and it has taken a huge step in going ahead.
On Thursday, December 21, 2023, the European Court of Justice stated that FIFA and UEFA acted against competition law when they blocked the plans from happening in 2021.
As a result, orchestrators of the European Super League now have the green light for it to potentially take place.
And CEO of the breakaway league Bernd Reichart has even gone a step further and revealed how fans can watch it.
Will the European Super League be free to watch?
Reichart has confirmed that fans will be able to watch the European Super League for FREE.
It has also been announced that the breakaway league will create a streaming platform called UNIFY where a paid option will allow users to remove ads.
The CEO said: “We have won the right to compete. UEFA’s monopoly has ended. Football is free.
“Clubs will no longer suffer threats and sanctions. For the fans: we are going to broadcast all Super League matches for free.”
What is the European Super League?
The European Super League will consist of four clubs being split into three divisions.
There is set to be a top tier “Star” division that will have 16 clubs in two leagues of eight.
And the second tier “Gold” division, will have the same while the third tier “Blue” will see 16 teams in four groups of eight.
That means 14 games – seven home, seven away – in each of the group phases.
The top four clubs in each of the leagues in the top two tiers will go through to two-legged quarter-finals, followed by two-legged semis and a one-off final in a neutral venue.
It means the overall winners will play 19 games, six more than in the current Champion League and two more than the maximum number required under the revamped “Swiss model” system coming in next year.
However, in the Blue tier, the top two in each league will go to the last eight.
The bottom clubs in the Star leagues will be relegated and replaced by the two Gold finalists. Likewise, the two bottom sides in Gold are replaced by the Blue finalists.
Up to 20 of the 32 Blue teams will be replaced by teams earning spots through domestic performances.
The number of places for each nation and quotas for the tiers have yet to be determined.