The Champions League this season may be going through a storm
and a big surprise is waiting to happen if the threat is finally carried out.
Tensions are swirling around world football at the moment
after the announcement made yesterday by various clubs. Real Madrid, Barcelona,
Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool,
Manchester City, Ac Milan, Tottenham are all reported to have accepted an
invitation to join a newly created Super league where all the big names from
Europe’s top 5 league will be competing against each other in a UEFA Champions
league format competition.
The teams will take on each other every midweek, then the
winner will be crowned at the end of the season. This report has led to
reactions by FIFA and UEFA, the latter particularly not impressed with the idea
and have temporarily suspended the ongoing Champions League semifinals.
This was
done by UEFA because 3 of the 4 teams playing the semifinals are all part of
the founding teams of the Super league. Fiorentino Perez is the man pushing for
this competition to be formed and has reported told clubs that he wants the
competition started as early as this August.
FIFA and UEFA have listed out the
penalties all these clubs could face, amongst them, their players getting
banned from representing their national teams and the clubs getting banned from
the champions league.
With the Champions league now suspended, Chelsea, Manchester
City and Real Madrid Dan’s face an anxious wait to see what will become the
fate of their respective clubs. If UEFA happens to end the champions league
today, PSG will be crowned champions by default. Mind you I used the word ‘If’,
because at this stage, UEFA will hold a meeting and this could be the outcome.
UEFA feels disrespected and could go as far as sueing these clubs to court soon
if they don’t back down from their plans.
Fans are not happy at all, and have condemned these actions from
the big clubs. But if what I said above happens today and the Champions league
is not resumed, PSG will be champions and there is every likelihood that
Chelsea, Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Liverpool, City, Juventus will
not be in the Champions league next season. (Could’ve mentioned Arsenal but you
know, ban or not, next season’s Champions league is not for them).
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