{"id":297518,"date":"2023-12-21T09:54:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T09:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=297518"},"modified":"2023-12-21T09:54:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T09:54:11","slug":"fifa-and-uefa-acted-unlawfully-with-super-league-ban-as-verdict-rocks-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/fifa-and-uefa-acted-unlawfully-with-super-league-ban-as-verdict-rocks-football\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA and UEFA acted &#8216;unlawfully&#8217; with Super League ban as verdict rocks football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/FIFA-UEFA-European-Super-League-5125744.jpg?r=1703151520167\"><\/p>\n<p>The European Court of Justice has today ruled that FIFA and UEFA acted unlawfully in blocking attempts to form a European Super League. 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