What has been said?
Gravina told the Naples radio station Kiss Kiss: “The rules are clear. If Juventus is still part of the Super League when it enters next season, it can’t participate in Serie A.
“I would be sorry for the fans but rules are rules and they apply to everyone.
“I hope this holdout ends soon.”
Real Madrid, Juventus and Barcelona are likely to face some form of punishment from UEFA as they have yet to distance themselves from the Super League project.
The extent of that punishment is not yet known.
What are the rules?
Last month, the Italian FA approved new legislation that bans teams who participate in breakaway competitions from participating in Serie A.
It amended article 16 of the licensing and registration regulations for clubs, which means they cannot be involved in private leagues that are not recognised by FIFA, UEFA and the FIGC (Italian FA).
The legislation was amended at Gravina’s recommendation.
What is the latest on the Super League?
The Super League project began to collapse when all six English clubs among the 12 ‘founding members’ — Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham — backed out within 48 hours of the project’s announcement.
Atletico Madrid, Milan and Inter then withdrew, leaving Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid as the only clubs still officially involved.
What steps have been taken to prevent this from happening again?
UEFA announced that nine of the other 12 ‘founding members’ of the Super League — including the Premier League’s Big Six — had signed a ‘Club Commitment Declaration’, where they would be fined €100 million for entering a similar breakaway project as well as losing 5 per cent of their revenues from UEFA club competitions for one season.
These also included rejoining the European Club Association — which all 12 Super League ‘founding members’ had left upon the proposals announcement — receiving a €50 million fine if they breach the proposal’s announcement in the future and making an aggregate €15 million donation for developing football.
UEFA has said the nine clubs have also agreed to the post-2024 Champions League reforms and that all approved reintegration measures are “full and final”.
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