Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told the football authorities that he is prepared to introduce new legislation to prevent the formation of a European Super League.
Johnson made during a virtual meeting with the FA and the Premier League as he pledged his unwavering support to block the so-called Big Six clubs of the English game going ahead with the new breakaway competition.
He also said that the Government should ‘drop a legislative bomb’ to prevent the proposal going ahead as planned, sources said.
Though, the PM did not set out what would happen if the Big Six Clubs go ahead with the plan, but these are the moves he is said to be considering, according to Daily Mail.
- Introduce new legislation in area of competition law for the introduction of ‘sports-specific legislation’ declaring the European Super League is an anti-competitive cartel and therefore illegal;
- Use powers available since Brexit to stop foreign players getting work and travel visas, preventing ‘Big 6’ stars travelling to Super League games and preventing new players signing;
- Home Office to withhold funding and stop matches being policed, making them near impossible to go ahead;
- Impose a ‘non-dodgeable’ windfall tax equating to 100% of their TV revenues for football clubs joining;
- Pile pressure on the Competitions and Markets Authority to rule the new league illegal;
