FIFA has threatened to ban any player or club that participates in breakaway competitions.
A breakaway continental tournament has been mooted and discussed for years, with Barcelona, Real Madrid and many top Premier League clubs believed to favour a ring-fenced European league. UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin and LaLiga chief Javier Tebas are also well-known critics of the breakaway plans.
The letter has been signed by the six heads of FIFA’s continental confederations and reads in part: “In light of recent media speculation about the creation of a closed European ‘Super League’ by some European clubs, FIFA and the six confederations once again would like to reiterate and strongly emphasise that such a competition would not be recognised by either FIFA or the respective confederation.