{"id":266872,"date":"2024-12-17T12:44:22","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T12:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/17\/european-super-league-re-launched-as-the-unify-league\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T12:44:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T12:44:22","slug":"european-super-league-re-launched-as-the-unify-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/17\/european-super-league-re-launched-as-the-unify-league\/","title":{"rendered":"European Super League re-launched as the \u2018Unify League\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<br><div id=\"article-text\">\n                       \n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Super League is back, rebranded as the \u201cUnify League\u201d, and\u00a0ready to challenge Uefa\u2019s Champions League\u00a0pre-eminence with a claim that it will be free to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new proposal, which follows on from the\u00a0original bombshell Super League proposals in April 2021, have scrapped the notion that certain clubs qualify automatically every year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead there is a proposed annual qualification for all four leagues within the Unity League by the organizers behind it, A22 Sports. A22 is the Madrid-based company established to advise the original European Super League with close links to Real Madrid president Florentino P\u00e9rez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The competition would be streamed via a branded \u201cUnified\u201d platform, via an app, with a similar model to Netflix. Subscribers could watch the games free with a relatively high level of advertising content, or pay for a subscription that would eliminate the advertising in much the way that the music streamer Spotify operates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The European Super League Company and A22 will now ask Uefa for permission to operate the competition. A22 believes Uefa is obliged to do so under the\u00a0Dec 2023 ruling from the European courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposal is for 96 clubs to compete \u2013 fewer than the 108 that qualify for the group stages of Uefa\u2019s three competitions including the Champions League. The Unify League champions would eventually come from the top two tiers, the Star League and Gold League. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both would feature 16 teams divided in both cases into two groups of eight. Those eight would play each home and away \u2013 14 group stages fixtures. The top two clubs from each of the four groups would go through to a final eight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final stages would begin with two-legged quarter-final followed by single game semi-finals played at a neutral venue in the same week as the eventual final. That would mean 18 games in all for the winner. The Blue and Union leagues would play a similar knockout format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The original breakaway involved 12 clubs, including six from the Premier League. The current version only has the explicit support of Real and Barcelona<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Hahn, co-founder of A22, said: \u201cWe have listened intently to a broad group of clubs, leagues and fans and with these changes believe we have a lot of support. We are not expecting the public support of clubs at this time, logically that will come following the official recognition of the Unify League.\u201d He added that the subscription would be \u201cmeaningfully cheaper than it is [to consumers] today\u201d.<\/p>\n\n                <p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>      \n               \n <!-- Post Tags -->\n                \n\n                        \n\n    \n                                 \n                                             \n                    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Super League is back, rebranded as the \u201cUnify League\u201d, and\u00a0ready to challenge Uefa\u2019s Champions League\u00a0pre-eminence with a claim that it will be free to watch. 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