The Superliga has shielded its back against threats from UEFA and FIFA and has resorted to the courts to defend itself in a preventive manner. This morning the Commercial Court 17 of Madrid, at the request of the Super League, has adopted very precautionary measures, by which it prohibits FIFA, UEFA and all their associated federations or leagues, to adopt any measure that prohibits, restricts, limits or conditions in any way, directly or indirectly, the launch of the Super League as well as any sanctioning or disciplinary measure against the participating clubs, their players and managers.
The decision has been adopted after the members of the Super League have requested the “unprecedented precautionary measure” to prevent soccer regulatory bodies from taking any action that might go against the new competition.
The judge orders FIFA and UEFA to refrain from issuing communications that hinder the creation of the Super League, to exercise “sanctioning measures” against 'dissident' clubs not even in the field of threat and to exclude the aforementioned clubs from national or international competitions.
Full provision of the judicial order
1. Order FIFA and UEFA, during the main proceedings, to refrain from adopting any measure or action; and to issue any statement or communication that prevents or hinders, directly or indirectly, the preparation of the European Football Super League.
two. Order FIFA and UEFA that, during the processing of the main proceedings, they adopt, when they have to do so, any measure or action, and issue, when they have to do so, any measure or action, and issue, when they have to, any statement or communication that, directly or indirectly, does not impede or hinder the preparation of the European Football Super League.
3. Order FIFA and UEFA that, during the processing of the main proceedings, they refrain from adopting any measure or action; and of issue any statement or statement that prevents or hinders, directly or indirectly, the launch and development of the European Super League football and the participation of clubs and players in it.
4 Order FIFA and UEFA that, during the processing of the main proceedings, adopt, when they have to do so, any measure or action, and issue, when they have to do so, any statement or communication, that, directly or indirectly, does not impede or hinder the start-up and development of the European Football Super League.
5 Prohibit FIFA and UEFA, during the processing of the main proceedings, directly or indirectly (through their associate members, confederations, licensing clubs or national or domestic leagues) from announcing, threatening, preparing, initiating and / or adopting any disciplinary or sanctioning measures (or, directly or indirectly, incite or promote that said disciplinary or sanctioning measures be announced, threatened, prepared, initiated and / or adopted by third parties) in front of the clubs, managers and people of the clubs and / or players that participate in the preparation of the European Football Super League.
6. Order FIFA and UEFA to refrain, directly or indirectly (through their associate members, confederations, licensing clubs or national or domestic leagues), from excluding clubs and / or players participating in the preparation of the Super League. European football club of any international or national club competitions in which they participate regularly or meet the necessary requirements to do so.
7. Order FIFA and UEFA that, during the processing of the main procedure, through or through their own regulatory instruments, guides, decisions and directives – in the sense of article 52 of the UEFA Statutes –, and, where appropriate, the requirement of compliance if they were not complied with or observed, instruct their associate members (including national federations), confederations, license clubs and national or domestic leagues, to comply with the orders and prohibitions contained in the previous sections and, in particular, warn them that no breach of the statutes or rules FIFA, UEFA, its associated members (including national federations), confederations, or national or domestic leagues, whose origin is the preparation, putting in progress or participation in the European Football Super League may be alleged by the associate members of FIFA or UEFA, confederations, licensing clubs or national or domestic leagues, as a cause of sanction, exclusion, claim, or any other analogous measure, against clubs, managers and staff of clubs or players in international or domestic competitions.
8. Order FIFA and UEFA that, in the event that, prior to the resolution of this request for precautionary measures, Any of the behaviors described in the previous sections have been carried out, take the necessary actions to remove and immediately render them ineffective.
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