European Super League: Ex-Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli reiterates support for ESL

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Former Juventus president Andrea Agnelli has reiterated his content successful a European Super League successful a farewell code astatine the Italian club.

Agnelli was 1 of the main architects of the breakaway plans to signifier the ESL successful 2021.

The 47-year-old and the remainder of the Juventus committee resigned en masse successful November amid a police investigation into the club's transfers.

"European shot needs a caller system," said Agnelli.

"Otherwise it risks a alteration successful favour of a azygous ascendant league which wrong a fewer years volition pull each the endowment of European shot wrong its league, wholly marginalising the different leagues and the others are already marginalised."

The ESL program was announced with 12 clubs successful April 2021 but collapsed wrong 72 hours aft 9 withdrew amid protests from fans and absorption from governing bodies.

Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid person not renounced the ESL, which claimed Uefa and Fifa broke European Union contention instrumentality by blocking its creation.

"When I was president of the ECA (European Clubs Association) and of the Uefa enforcement committee, the investigation was evident," said Agnelli.

"There was nary nine sustainability, a vertical polarisation of involvement towards lone 2 leagues, entree to precise risky fiscal instruments and instrumentality disaffection.

"The connection astatine the clip was the instauration of a league strategy with entree antithetic from the classical ones. This connection was made successful 2019.

"If I personally wanted to support my privileged situation, I would not person taken the decisions of April 2021."

In a study released by the European Court of Justice successful December, advocator wide Athanasios Rantos said Uefa and Fifa's actions were "compatible with EU contention law".

A last ruling volition beryllium made by a 15-member Grand Chamber adjacent spring.

Agnelli said: "The anticipation is that the European Court of Justice recognises nonrecreational athletics arsenic an industry, since the turnover of shot is 55 cardinal euros (£48bn).

"I convey Real Madrid and Barcelona who, unneurotic with Juventus, had the courageousness to look the threats from Uefa."

Agnelli was speaking astatine a Juventus shareholders gathering connected Wednesday wherever a caller committee of directors was approved, with Gianluca Ferrero replacing him arsenic chairman.

The Italian giants won 9 Serie A titles successful a enactment during Agnelli's 13-year tenure, but finished 4th past play and made a 254m euro (£220m) nonaccomplishment - a grounds successful Italy.

Juventus, who are listed connected the Italian banal exchange, are being investigated for allegations of presenting mendacious accounting accusation to investors and producing invoices for non-existent transactions.

Agnelli and vice-president Pavel Nedved, who has besides stepped down, are among those nether investigation.

The nine person denied immoderate wrongdoing.

Other clubs are besides the taxable of a parallel probe launched by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) successful October.

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