After weathering the Super League storm, Federations want to prevent similar situations from happening again in the future. FIGC, the Italian Football Association, has amended its bylaws today and UEFA is working on some measures as well, Gazzetta dello Sport reports.
The new norm says that clubs that want to play in Serie A can not participate in breakaway competitions organized by private associations that are not affiliated with FIFA, UEFA and FIGC; otherwise, they will lose their license. President Gabriele Gravina explained: “It is a clear ultimatum. Whoever continues to be uncompromising on this topic will be sanctioned, perhaps even excluded from Champions or Europa League.”
President Aleksander Ceferin is especially targeting Real Madrid, Juventus and Barcelona, the only sides that have remained and defended the Super League. They could be handed hefty fines, while the executives involved in the project might be suspended. According to the Daily Mail, UEFA might tweak the new Champions League format, doing away with the two invitational spots. Its installation, currently scheduled for 2024/2025, could be moved up as a response.
During the weekend, 11 Serie A teams have called for an assembly to evaluate possible consequences for the attempted schism. As a minimum, they want Inter CEO Giuseppe Marotta and Milan chairman Paolo Scaroni to step down from their federal and league charges, Il Messaggero reports. Torino, Bologna, Genoa, Sampdoria, Sassuolo, Spezia, Benevento, Crotone, Cagliari and Parma penned the document. Napoli, Lazio, Fiorentina, Atalanta and Verona did not undersign it as they had previously asked president Paolo Dal Pino to resign, joining Inter and Juventus in the effort to shake up the leadership.