The company A22 Sports, which manages the Super League, shows the muscles by mail.
She sent a letter to UEFA this Tuesday to ask it to stop behavior that she considers anti-competitive around the monopoly of the Champions League.
Otherwise, the body led by Aleksander Ceferin would, according to A22 Sports, expose itself to new legal battles.
She decided to make her letter public.
“The UEFA president today publicly referred to and distorted a letter in which we ask UEFA to respect EU rules and the decisions of the CJEU,” writes A22 Sports.
As well as putting an end to ongoing actions aimed at hindering the activities of A22.
We are leading an open dialogue on the future of European football, which is why we are publishing here in full transparency the letter in question in which we call on UEFA to immediately cease any anti-competitive behavior aimed at excluding A22 from the European football market. club competitions.
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Reinforced by the recent decision of the European Court of Justice, ordering UEFA to respect the rules of competition for the organization of the prestigious Champions League, A22 Sports wants to be threatening.
“We write to you to express our deep concern regarding the behavior of UEFA with regard to the commercial initiatives of A22 Sports Management,” we can read.
This behavior has already caused material damage to A 22 (and other parties), damage which continues to increase.
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The UEFA President today publicly referred to and distorted a letter in which we ask UEFA to respect EU rules and the decisions of the CJEU, as well as to put an end to ongoing actions aimed at hinder the activities of A22.
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— A22 Sports (@A22Sports) January 31, 2024
Co-founders John Hahn and Anas Laghari, and company CEO Bernd Reichart, portray themselves as victims.
“These actions were varied and widespread,” they insist.
They include the constant and unacceptable denigration of A22's reputation in the media and elsewhere, as well as the behind-the-scenes pressure and threats exerted on European clubs to prevent them from considering potential projects involving A22 and to pressure them into announcing their support. public to UEFA competitions (…) The anti-competitive measures taken by UEFA have the ultimate objective of excluding competitors like A22 from the European market for club competitions are illegal and will aggravate the already substantial damage incurred by UEFA to continuation of his previous actions.
We are now awaiting the reaction of UEFA and its president Aleksander Ceferin on this hardening of tone announcing a standoff.