3 of the continent’s top leaders threatened to pay harsher penalties … UEFA punishes 9 clubs that withdraw from the “European Super”

The European Football Association “UEFA” withheld 5% of the revenues of the 9 European clubs, which announced their official withdrawal from the Super League, for one season .. As for the remaining 3 clubs, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, they will face severe penalties, which will be announced soon.

UEFA President Alexander Schiffrin said in a statement posted on the official website: “I said at the UEFA conference two weeks ago that it takes a strong organization to admit that a particular mistake has been committed by these clubs, and to accept their commitments and their willingness to fix the turmoil they caused. The federation wants European Football Association put this behind it and move forward in a positive spirit. ”

UEFA has approved reintegration measures for nine clubs involved in the so-called ‘Super League’.

The matter of the other clubs involved in the so-called "Super League" will be referred to UEFA disciplinary bodies.

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“The announced measures are large, but UEFA will not keep any of the fines,” he added, noting that “all of them will be reinvested in youth football and other organizations that sponsor the most popular sport.”

According to the statement, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Italian Milan and Inter Milan, and Atlético de Madrid will be subject to the seizure of 5% of the revenues they would receive from UEFA club competitions for one season.

Schiffrin noted that these clubs quickly realized their mistakes and took action to show remorse and future commitment to European football. Therefore, the same cannot be said for the clubs that still participate in the so-called “Premier League” and UEFA will deal with these clubs later. ”

According to the statement, the remaining 3 clubs, which are Real Madrid and Barcelona from Spain, Juventus from Italy, will face severe penalties, which will be announced by the European Football Association soon.

European football has been struck by a state of division in recent days, after 12 elite clubs in England, Spain and Italy announced their intention to start a new tournament consisting of 20 teams, where there are 15 fixed teams in addition to 5 changing teams each season.

In a statement signed by the England, Spain and Italy football federations and club associations in the three countries, the European Football Association (UEFA) threatened to exclude players and clubs participating in the European Super League from participating in other tournaments.