New rule introduced which will see teams THROWN OUT of major tournament if they join Super League

SERIE A have introduced a new rule prohibiting its teams from joining the European Super League.

This effectively means that no Italian club will be joining the project, which was revived last week.

Fabrizio Romano tweeted that the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) will not allow clubs to join any competition other than Uefa, Fifa and FIGC ones.

If any Italian club still opts to join the European Super League project, they will be banned from the Serie A from the 2024/25 season onwards.

The ruling is significant as Juventus were previously one of the last teams holding out for the European Super League.

Along with Barcelona and Real Madrid, the Bianconeri never left the original project which fell apart in April 2021.

Juventus only formally left the project this summer.

With several Italian clubs struggling financially, the Super League did look a possible way to build revenue.

Inter Milan are reportedly on the brink of bankruptcy according to Il Giornale despite being top of the league and finishing runners up in the Champions League last season.

Only the player sales of Andre Onana to Manchester United and Marcelo Brozovic to Al Nassr were enough to keep the club going according to the Italian outlet.

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The British government has moved to take things one step further than the Serie A by making it against the law for British teams to join the breakaway competition.

That will be overseen by a new football regulator coming into force from 2024.

A spokesperson for the government said on the legislation: “The attempt to create a breakaway competition was a defining moment in English football and was universally condemned by fans, clubs and the Government.

“We took decisive action at the time by triggering the fan-led review of football governance, which called for the creation of a new independent regulator for English football. 

“We will shortly be bringing forward legislation that makes this a reality, and will stop clubs from joining any similar breakaway competitions in the future.”

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk