Ceferin says he is sick and tired of talking about a possible European Super League. (0:38) According to sources, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus are at risk of collapsing because of their plans to play a preseason tournament in the United States. The three clubs had hoped to play a series of exhibition games in the U.S this summer, with Las Vegas as a potential host to a Clasico fixture between Madrid and Barcelona. According to sources, the tournament is unlikely to go ahead after AC Milan was approached about becoming the fourth team. Real Madrid won the LaLiga title in style.
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Sources close to the club said that they are looking at other ways of playing friendly games in the US this year. They want to maximize their income by playing a lot of glamour games before the campaign starts.
They will play an A-League All Stars team in Australia on May 25, but have not yet confirmed their preseason schedule.
Alternative arrangements are also being sought by Madrid.
In February, it was revealed that the Super League rebels wanted to organize a tournament to help offset the losses they have experienced since the Pandemic hit in 2020.
Prior to the Pandemic, all three sides toured the United States, but they have scaled back and stayed local.
In the last three years, Madrid participated in the International Champs Cup in the U.S. In the US in the last two years, Barcelona and Juve toured the country.
The first ever Clasico outside of Spain took place in Miami in 2017, with Barcelona defeating Real Madrid 3-2 in what would be the final game for the Catalan club before their 222 million dollar move to Paris Saint-Germain.
The launch of the European Super League drew a lot of backlash last year, but Madrid, Barcelona and Juve are still pushing for it.
Twelve teams were initially part of the competition, which would have seen them leave the competition, but they all withdrew due to a hostile reaction from fans of the other teams.
Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juve all released statements arguing that a European Super League is needed at the top level of the game.
A Spanish court initially ruled that the project could not be punished, but a judge lifted those measures last month, ruling that action could be taken against clubs wanting to create a European Super League if deemed appropriate.
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