European Super League reveal new proposals: How promotion, relegation and league system will work

A22 Sports management — the company behind the ESL — have revealed plans for their proposed competition; the men's league involves three groups — Star, Gold and Blue; the women's league has two groups — Star and Gold; It comes after landmark ruling from the European Court of Justice

Thursday 21 December 2023 16:20, UK

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Organisers behind the failed European Super League have revealed plans for a new competition that features promotion and relegation.

It comes after judges said UEFA rules blocking the formation of such a competition were contrary to EU law.

The initial plan for a European Super League was met with widespread fury when it was announced in April 2021 and included Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester City.

Those plans collapsed within 72 hours of being announced — so what is different this time?

Bernd Reichart, chief executive of European Super League organisers A22, revealed details on how the competition would work on Thursday morning.

This included leagues for both men's and women's football — the latter of which had not previously been mentioned — and the process of promotion and relegation.

He also confirmed that the ESL intends for all of their games to be 'free-to-air' on their own streaming platform.

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A22 Sports Management was the company created by Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus to sponsor and push through legislation for the ESL.

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