(Dan Tri) – Man Utd and many teams that participated in the European Super League project three years ago have all confirmed that they will not participate in this tournament in the future.

On the evening of December 21 Vietnam time, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) declared that FIFA and UEFA’s regulations on approving the European Super League (ESL) tournaments are contrary to European Union law (

UEFA and FIFA both voiced strong opposition to the ECJ’s decision.

12 teams including Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid, Man Utd, Man City, Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea, Liverpool, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Juventus participate in building the European Super League project in April 2021.

`To be absolutely clear, this judgment in no way supports or endorses the ESL project,` the ECA statement said.

`In short, the football world moved to the Super League model many years ago and progressive reforms will continue. Most importantly, football is a social contract, not a legal contract – all

`ECA will continue to work with UEFA, FIFA and all football’s recognized stakeholders to develop the sport in a positive and progressive manner – founded on the principles of

Real Madrid and Barcelona’s Spanish rivals, Atletico Madrid, said UEFA’s partnership with the ECA made proposals for exclusivity `pointless` while reiterating opposition to such a proposal.

`The European football community does not support the European Super League,`  Atletico Madrid announced.

`We support protecting the wider European football family, preserving domestic competitions and ensuring participation in European competitions through on-pitch performance each season.`

Fans protest against ESL in April 2021.

Manchester United – one of six Premier League clubs to back the original proposal before withdrawing – said in a statement: `Our position has not changed. We remain fully committed to participating in the competitions.`

Liverpool and Chelsea said their positions on any new competition remained the same, while Manchester City referred to their previous statement, from April 2021, saying they had `formally issued