By Kazeem Ajibola Shoyebo
After years of courtroom fights, press conferences, and football politics, it’s official, Real Madrid are out of the Super League project.
UEFA and Los Blancos have reached an agreement in principle that ends Madrid’s involvement in the breakaway competition and settles all related legal disputes once the final framework is signed.
The agreement emphasizes three core pillars:
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Sporting merit as the foundation of European competition
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Long-term financial sustainability
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A stronger fan experience powered by technology
In short: reform through collaboration, not separation.
UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin signaled a clear shift in tone: “We were all tired of these disputes and the only winner is football. We had disagreements with Florentino Pérez, but we never lost the respect and love we feel for football.”
But perhaps the strongest words came from PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who defended Florentino Pérez against critics claiming defeat: “Today’s agreement between UEFA and Real Madrid is incredible news for football, for Real Madrid, and above all, for the fans.
I want to thank Florentino Pérez, the elegant, intelligent visionary, who always strives to improve and develop things. Whoever says Florentino ‘lost’ today knows nothing about football.”
The Super League saga — launched in 2021 and met with immediate global backlash — had become a symbol of football’s power struggle between tradition and commercialization. With this agreement, that chapter appears closed.
For Florentino Pérez, it’s not a surrender, it’s a reset.
For UEFA, it’s not revenge, it’s reconciliation.
And for football? Stability may finally be winning.
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