ROME, Italy —
The European Commission vice-president for promoting the European way of life
conceded Tuesday that Brussels cannot act against plans for a new football
Super League, despite condemning it forcefully.
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Asked
in an interview with Italy's Il Messaggero newspaper what the Commission might
do to block the project, Margaritis Schinas said: "Look, this is not the
responsibility of the Commission.
"Europe
has for years recognized the right of (football) federations and
UEFA to decide
independently. It is they who will have to find solutions to this
problem."
Schinas
had on Monday joined a chorus of condemnation of plans by 12 of Europe's most
powerful clubs to form a breakaway league.
"We
must defend a values-driven European model of sport based on diversity and
inclusion," he said on Twitter.
"There
is no scope for reserving it for the few rich and powerful clubs who want to
sever links with everything associations stand for: national leagues, promotion
and relegation and support to grassroots amateur football.
"Universality,
inclusion and diversity are key elements of European sport and of our European
way of life."
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