BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Soccer bodies UEFA and FIFA will next week seek to convince Europe's top court that they have the right to block clubs from joining a breakaway league and penalise players in a case that could break their monopoly power and lucrative media rights.
The dispute between UEFA, FIFA and the European Super League has ramifications for other sports, clubs and players eyeing lucrative deals offered by rebel bodies and hoping to cash in during relatively short careers.
Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, however, remain holdouts. The Super League took its grievance to a Spanish court which subsequently sought guidance from the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union . The CJEU will also have to decide whether the two bodies' threat to bar clubs and players from taking part in the Super League or ban them from taking part in national team matches is an abuse of their power.
UEFA has previously said that it remained confident in its position in all the relevant jurisdictions."We are confident the European Court of Justice will properly interpret EU competition law and existing precedent," a Super League representative said.
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