ESL…WHAT WERE YOU THINKING! SOME OF THE LEGAL ISSUES… AND MORE…
The breakaway competition left open questions… on rival competitions.
There are a few things in the UK, that really cause a sharp intake of breath…a shake of the head…and an argument from generally phleg- matic people. Things such as should the milk go into the cup before or after you pour the tea? Should you put the clotted cream on first on a scone or should you instead put the jam on first? On Sunday 18th of April this year, a new subject was added that united a country in a way not seen since…well…I don’t know when. It brought together the great and the good, working people and the heir to the Crown, right and left-wing politicians and all in between and raised the level of vitriolic language and anger throughout the country, not seen since Brexit…all seemingly in one voice of condemnation. I am of course referring to the then proposed creation of the European Super League (ESL) by twelve football clubs, six English Premier League clubs, three Spanish La Liga clubs and three Italian Serie A clubs. As a quick note to our American readers, football here refers to what you would call soccer…but the rest of the world calls…football!
I will in this instance, just be looking at the legal implications that may have been brought up by the six English clubs of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liver- pool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
Now there are three levels of regulations that affect football. Football specific regulations, domestic laws and international laws. ESL stated that legal action had been undertaken to halt UEFA, the European foot- ball governing body and FIFA, the international football governing body, from preventing the ESL competition taking place. In England, this could have been an injunction against the FA, the English football governing body, from taking any measures against the English clubs, until the dis- pute had been resolved.
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