tolerance with teams with goodwill
9 clubs that have withdrawn from the Super League, including Man United, Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool (UK), AC Milan, Inter Milan (Italy) and Atletico Madrid ( Spain) have submitted a "Commitment Statement" to UEFA. Accordingly, this group is committed to complying with the rules of the national championship tournament and the National Football Federation, and not repeating the "super League mistake".
However, the penalty is the same, because it is fair for teams that do not intend to participate in the Super League. UEFA acknowledged the remorse of the 9 teams that had early withdrawn from the project, and also proved it with practical actions.
On May 7 (local time), the European Football Confederation announced the penalty, keeping 5% of the revenue that 9 clubs would receive in 1 season. In addition, this group will also have to pay a total of 15 million Euros for the so-called "goodwill quota" to benefit local children, adolescents and football.
"The sanctions are very important but UEFA did not keep the financial penalty. All the money will be reinvested in children, adolescents and local football facilities across Europe," UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin affirmed.
According to Mr. Ceferin, 9 clubs that quickly withdrew from the ESL have realized their mistakes and proven their goodwill by committing to a future in European football. Accompanying UEFA's youth football development projects is the smartest way to make amends, and also the fastest "white-clearing". In return, only 5% of the revenue is also an unfavorable penalty that UEFA is willing to give up.
Preventing Super Lists 2.0
In addition to the financial fine, the nine clubs that have withdrawn from the Super League must also agree to accept a fine of €100 million for repeating the same mistake, or €50 million for breaking any other commitment to UEFA.
That is seen as a way to prevent future "Super League 2.0" crises. In fact, the fine of 100 million Euros is enough to make teams think before making a decision, but to "end all ambitions" it is probably not enough weight.
A simple calculation, 100 million Euros was the price for Hazard, Bale or Pogba. Basically, that is the amount of money that can buy a superstar. And if you put it on the scale, trade it for just 1 superstar to have the opportunity to earn hundreds of millions of Euros (from other Super League projects), it is not difficult to choose the long-term profit.
From another perspective, Der Spiegel (Germany) once revealed the " parting fee" clause that the 12 ESL founding clubs agreed upon, each withdrawal team must pay a fine of 150 million Euros. In case President Florentino Perez continues the legal battle to the end, "turning around" on the ESL side saves 50 million Euros.
Of course, just a fine is not everything, especially when fans are still mostly on the side of the Champions League rather than the Super League. However, the figure of 100 million Euros is probably not a solid "key" to preventing future "super tournaments". Everything will need to be linked through deals, and the punishment is not just financial.
Typically, the three clubs that are still linked with the ESL, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, are being transferred to the UEFA Disciplinary Committee, which is likely to ban them from participating in the Champions League for a while.
