Uefa has opened a disciplinary investigation into three top European clubs, and the clubs are Juventus, Barcelona, and Real Madrid. The investigation is about their involvement in the proposed European Super League. The three clubs were part of the 12 founding members of the breakaway league, which later did not occur.
According to information from the investigation committee, it was said that there are other nine clubs involved but they all renounced the project but the likes of Barcelona, Juventus and Real Madrid have refused to do so. Uefa says its disciplinary inspectors will look at a “potential violation” of its legal framework by the trio.
The other nine clubs involved include Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid. The whole clubs have been punished by the European football governing body for their individual involvement in the crime.
They all agreed to make a combined fee of about 15m euro (£13.4m) goodwill contribution to benefit children’s and grassroots football across Europe for their crime.They will also have 5% of Uefa competition revenues withheld for at least one season and is going to start from 2023-24 Champions League.
Newly elected president of Real Madrid, Florentino Perez, said that the 12 clubs that agreed to join the project have “binding contracts” and “cannot leave”. But no case has been called in regards to his statement.