Barca, Real & Juve release joint statment as UEFA prepare bans for trio

Barca, Real & Juve statement

With the 9 clubs publicly declaring their support to UEFA, this left Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus the remaining sides yet to commit.

However, no such commitment is expected to be forthcoming considering what the clubs have just announced.

The statement claimed that threats were being made.

‘The founding clubs have suffered, and continue to suffer, unacceptable third-party pressures, threats, and offenses to abandon the project and therefore desist from their right and duty to provide solutions to the football ecosystem via concrete proposals and constructive dialogue.

‘This is intolerable under the rule of law and Tribunals have already ruled in favour of the Super League proposal, ordering FIFA and UEFA to, either directly or through their affiliated bodies, refrain from taking any action which may hinder this initiative in any way while court proceedings are pending.’

It also went on to claim that the Founding Clubs would be ‘irresponsible’ if they ‘abandoned such mission.’ They claim they are trying to fight against forces which ‘threaten the football industry.’

‘We would be highly irresponsible if, being aware of the needs and systemic crisis in the football sector, which led us to announce the Super League, we abandoned such mission to provide effective and sustainable answers to the existential questions that threaten the football industry.’

Yet despite the hard message, the statement was rounded off by saying that they still wish to work with UEFA and FIFA to find solutions.

‘Furthermore, we reiterate to FIFA, UEFA and all football stakeholders, as we have done on several occasions since the announcement of the Super League, our commitment and determination to discuss, with respect and without intolerable pressure and in accordance with the rule of law, the most appropriate solutions for the sustainability of the whole football family.’

Full statement found here.

Strange that to work with organisations a secret breakaway was their way of showing it.

Ceferin planning bans

It has been known for some time that UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has viewed the 12 clubs in different levels of consequence.

“But for me it’s a clear difference between the English clubs and the other six. They pulled out first, they admitted they made a mistake. You have to have some greatness to say ‘I was wrong,’” he said.

MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND – APRIL 20: UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin during the 45th Ordinary UEFA Congress at 2m2c Montreux Music & Convention Centre on April 20, 2021, in Montreux, Switzerland (Photo by Richard Juilliart – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)

“For me there are three groups of this 12 – the English six, who went out first, then the other three after them and then the ones who feel that Earth is flat and they think the Super League still exists. And there is a big difference between those. But everyone will be held responsible. In what way, we will see.

“I don’t want to say disciplinary process but it has to be clear that everyone has to be held responsible in a different way. Is it disciplinary? Is it the decision of the executive committee? We will see. It’s too early to say.”

But it now appears the consequences are about to be laid out with Barca, Real and Juve all facing the threat of being banned from UEFA competitions for the next two years.

After the Champions League final in Istanbul, the trio are said to be told of their exclusion.

? Noticia @partidazocope

? Informa Juan Antonio Alcalá

? Aleksander Čeferin, presidente de @UEFA, propondrá tras de la Final de Estambul excluir a @RealMadrid, @FCBarceona y @JuventusFC de las Competiciones Europeas durante 2 años

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— El Partidazo de COPE (@partidazocope) May 7, 2021

What the other 9 clubs will face is as of yet unknown. It is still to be confirmed that the bans will go ahead but it would be arguably one of the biggest sanctions seen in the modern era of football.

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1	Manchester City FC	34	47	80
2	Manchester United FC	33	29	67
3	Leicester City FC	34	22	63
4	Chelsea FC	34	22	61
5	West Ham United FC	34	11	58
6	Tottenham Hotspur FC	34	22	56
7	Liverpool FC	33	16	54
8	Everton FC	33	3	52
9	Arsenal FC	34	9	49
10	Aston Villa FC	33	10	48
11	Leeds United	34	-2	47
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	34	-13	42
13	Crystal Palace FC	33	-22	38
14	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	34	-4	37
15	Southampton FC	33	-18	37
16	Burnley FC	34	-16	36
17	Newcastle United FC	34	-20	36
18	Fulham FC	34	-20	27
19	West Bromwich Albion	34	-34	26
20	Sheffield United FC	34	-42	17

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Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	21
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	20
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	16
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	16
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	15
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	14
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	13
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	13
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	13
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	12
Gundogan, Ilkay	Manchester City FC	12
Wood, Chris	Burnley FC	11
Iheanacho, Kelechi	Leicester City FC	11
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	10
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	10
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick	Arsenal FC	10
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	10
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	9
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	9
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United FC	9

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United FC	0	10
Gallagher, Conor	West Bromwich Albion	0	9
Milivojevic, Luka	Crystal Palace FC	1	8
Lundstram, John	Sheffield United FC	1	8
Luiz, Douglas	Aston Villa FC	0	8
Hojbjerg, Pierre	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	8
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	7
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC	0	8
Egan, John	Sheffield United FC	1	7
Holgate, Mason	Everton FC	0	8
Hayden, Isaac	Newcastle United FC	0	8
Soucek, Tomas	West Ham United FC	1	6
McGoldrick, David	Sheffield United FC	0	7
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	0	7
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United FC	0	7
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	0	7
Reid, Bobby	Fulham FC	0	7
Evans, Jonny	Leicester City FC	0	7
Alioski, Ezgjan	Leeds United	0	7
Kante, N`Golo	Chelsea FC	0	7

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Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	13
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	11
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	10
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City FC	10
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	8
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	8
Werner, Timo	Chelsea FC	7
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	7
Digne, Lucas	Everton FC	7
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	6
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	6
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	6
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	6
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	6
Harrison, Jack	Leeds United	6
Raphinha	Leeds United	6
Neto, Pedro	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	6
Gross, Pascal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	6
Silva, Bernardo	Manchester City FC	6