3 d. ago Real Madrid set to SUE UEFA over Super League backlash after failed breakaway

Spanish giants Real Madrid have issued a statement after a provincial court ruling in Spain in relation to long-running debate over plans for a European Super League

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3 d. ago Real Madrid seek ‘substantial damages’ from Uefa over Super League case

Real Madrid claimed there were ‘substantial damages suffered by the club’ after a ruling said attempts to block the Super League were contrary to EU law

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3 d. ago Real Madrid plan to ‘claim substantial damages’ from Uefa over Super League

Club seeking compensation over blocking of projectVinícius Júnior apologises for reaction to substitutionReal Madrid are seeking compensation from Uefa after the club said on Wednesday that the regional court of Madrid had dismissed appeals filed by Uefa, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) and La Liga in relation to the Super League.Madrid were one of 12 European clubs that backed the breakaway competition in 2021 before support for the controversial event collapsed under fan and government pressure. Uefa had also stopped the formation of the Super League but in December 2023, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) said Uefa and Fifa had contravened EU law by doing so. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Steve Coogan says Richard III film was ‘story I wanted to tell’ as defamed academic to get payout

Case had been due to go to trial after judge ruled 2022’s The Lost King, which Coogan co-wrote, portrayed Richard Taylor as ‘smug and patronising’Steve Coogan has said his film about the discovery of the remains of Richard III was “the story I wanted to tell, and I am happy I did” after he and two production companies agreed to pay “substantial damages” to settle a high court libel claim over the film’s portrayal of a university academic.Richard Taylor, deputy registrar at the University of Leicester at the time of the find, sued Coogan, his production company Baby Cow, and Pathe Productions for libel over his portrayal in the 2022 film The Lost King, which follows the amateur historian Philippa Langley and her search for the king’s skeleton. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Thibaut Courtois says La Liga plan for match in Miami ‘distorts the competition’

Courtois: ‘La Liga does whatever it wants because it suits them’Protests from players have been ignored in official broadcastsReal Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has launched a scathing attack on La Liga, criticising the league’s decision to stage Barcelona’s away match against Villarreal in Miami on 20 December, saying it “distorts the competition”.The fixture, which is set to take place at the Hard Rock Stadium, would be the first La Liga fixture held outside Spain and the first European league match staged abroad. While Uefa has “reluctantly” approved the plan, Real Madrid and other teams in Spain’s top flight have expressed their opposition. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UEFA share Champions League update amid European Super League revival talks

The group behind the European Super League seeks to revive its project

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3 w. ago Thousands launch giant environmental lawsuit over the state of three Welsh rivers

Nearly 4,000 residents local to the rivers Wye, Lugg and Usk are seeking 'substantial damages' from three companies who they claim have polluted the rivers

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