The European Super League is intending to make a comeback with a new format after the backers of the initial version were thwarted two years ago.
The new version is reported to be a 'multi-division competition of 60 to 80 teams with no permanent members, and a minimum of 14 games per club, per season.'
The announcement was made by the sister company of the ESL, A22. As per reports, for the last few months the A22 have focused their attacks on the financial might of the Premier League due to their dominance over the transfer market and the effect it has on Leagues with less lucrative TV deals.
Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus are the front-runners of this edition of the Super League and it is not yet clear as to how they intend to fit all 60 to 80 teams in their format or how they would drop out to make way for other teams.
The chief executive of A22 issued a statement in German newspapers claiming: “It is the clubs that bear the entrepreneurial risk in football. But when it comes to important decisions, they are too often forced to stand idly by from the sidelines as the sporting and financial foundations run under their hands.
"Our talks have also made it clear that it is often impossible for clubs to raise their voices publicly against a system that uses the threat of sanctions to prevent opposition.”
It will take some doing for the backers of the new ESL after the previous edition went to the ECJ with the advocate-general's advice to the courts leaving heavily in favour of UEFA.
In the past, Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali has already shared his stance on the Super league, stating football does need more high-level matches but not the European Super League.
