BERLIN — The
German Football Association (
DFB) on Tuesday demanded the suspension of the 12
clubs that announced the creation of a breakaway European Super League from all
competitions until they reconsider.
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"The
clubs and their youth teams should be banned from all competitions until they
think of their many supporters who have made them into top clubs in the world
in the first place, and not only of their purses," DFB President Fritz
Keller said on the official DFB
Twitter account.
Twelve of
Europe's top clubs launched the breakaway Super League on Sunday, kicking off
what is set to be a bitter battle for control of the game and its revenue with
European soccer's governing body UEFA and world soccer's FIFA.
"The
selfish behavior of the 12 clubs has no longer anything to do with the game we
fell in love with as children," Keller said.
"Football
is open and it is there for everyone. A closed Super League on the other hand
is only for the super-rich and the super-ruthless," he added.
No club from
Germany has signed up to the initiative that has triggered a furore among fans
and the wrath of UEFA.
The renegade
clubs - six from the English Premier League plus three each from Spain and
Italy - will be guaranteed places in the new competition in contrast to the
Champions League, which requires teams to qualify via their domestic leagues.
US investment
bank JP Morgan JPM.N is financing the new league, providing a 3.5 billion euro grant to the founding clubs to spend on infrastructure and
recovery from the impact of the pandemic.
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