File PhotoFIFA and UEFA "abused their dominant position" and "prevented free competition" by opposing the creation of a European Super League, a Spanish court said Monday. The ruling echoed an earlier one by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) which ordered the two governing bodies "to halt anti-competitive behaviour". The court said FIFA and UEFA had imposed "unjustified and disproportionate restrictions" on free competition within the market, in a case filed by the promoters of the Super League. "This ruling does not mean that the so-called 'Super League' has been approved or validated," said UEFA in response to the ECJ ruling. "The judgement is not final, nor does it bring anything new of significance," said La Liga chief Javier Tebas, firmly opposed to the Super League project.
