The controversial European Super League has returned under a new name, the Unify League, seeking to rival the UEFA Champions League. Featuring a 96-club format, the competition will feature an annual qualification campaign divided into four leagues, with the top two tiers culminating in a final eight stage.
Manchester United and Manchester City will be watching intently as the controversial European Super League returned on Tuesday. Rebranded as the Unify League, the objective is to challenge the UEFA Champions League for dominance in football. It is claimed that the new European Super League has scrapped the notion of certain teams automatically qualifying for the competition and insists their matches will be free to watch.
The new incarnation of the Super League is being pushed by A22 Sports who have close links to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez. Co-founder of A22 Sports, John Hahn said: 'We 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.' As well as no automatic qualifying places for certain teams, the competition will be knocked down to 96 clubs. An annual qualification campaign is proposed that would see teams split into four leagues - Star League, Gold League, Blue League and Union League. The eventual winners of the Unify League would come from the top two tiers - Star League and Gold League. According to The Telegraph, both tiers would feature 16 teams divided in both cases into two groups of eight. Those eight would play each home and away – 14 group stages fixtures. The top two clubs from each of the four groups would go through to a final eight. 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. In April 2021, the European Super League fell through when Premier League fans protested about their clubs' involvement which included United and Cit
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