Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus have been admitted to next season’s Champions League despite their involvement in the proposed breakaway European Super League\u00a0project, with admission letters having been sent to all Champions League participants, European soccer’s governing body UEFA has confirmed.<\/p>\n
Apparently, disciplinary proceedings against and Real, Juve and Barca over their involvement in the proposed Super League have been suspended by UEFA’s independent appeals body for the present.<\/p>\n
UEFA began a probe against the three juggernaut clubs but last week suspended proceedings after being notified by the Swiss authorities of a court order from the commercial court in Madrid obtained by the legal entity, European Super League Company SL.<\/p>\n
‘Admission letters have been sent to all clubs participating in next season’s UEFA club competitions today,’ UEFA told Reuters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Juve, Barca and Real are the last of the 12 clubs who signed up to the Super League in April not to have distanced themselves from the breakaway project which quickly unfurled and came apart when all six English clubs plus Inter Milan, AC Milan and Atletico Madrid subsequently withdrew when heavy criticism was brought to bear on the clubs for their participation in the rival league.<\/p>\n
European Super League founder and Juventus chairman, Andrea Agnelli, said earlier this month that the plan to create a breakaway league was not in effect a coup but a way to save the soccer industry, which has been hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n
Juve qualified for the Champions League on the final day of last season’s Serie A campaign and have since changed coaches, with Massimiliano Allegri back for a second spell, replacing club legend Andrea Pirlo as coach.<\/p>\n
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