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• On average cases last over 16 and a half months from referral to final judgement, with the referral in this case made in May last year Football
  
  Sources close to the Super League say they are confident of success, and in the ECJ’s independence from political pressure despite the number of member states lining up to make oral submissions Football
  
  The case, which has the reference number C-333/21, will be heard by a Grand Chamber of 15 ECJ judges, which is an indication of how potentially significant and complex it is thought to be Football
  
  It is expected that only lawyers will speak on behalf of the rival parties, and major protagonists in the Super League saga such as Real Madrid president Florentino Perez are not expected to appear Football
  
  Once the hearing concludes on Tuesday afternoon or evening, the next step is the publication of an opinion by the Advocate General, a judge related to the court Football
  
  However, the Madrid commercial court is then obliged to apply the ECJ ruling when it considers the case Football
  
  The ECJ judgement will be an abstract interpretation of EU law, rather than a specific judgement on this case Football
  
  The companies behind the Super League argue that European and world football’s governing bodies, UEFA and FIFA, abused a dominant position under European competition law in first blocking the league’s formation and then in their efforts to sanction the clubs involved Football
  
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  This opinion is not expected to be published until September at the earliest, however, due to the court’s summer recess Football
  
  Often, cases referred to the Court are heard by chambers of three or five judges Football
  
  The Super League case reaches Europe’s highest court this week, with its eventual decision likely to have profound ramifications for sport across Europe Football
  
  At the heart of the case are three clubs – Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus – who remain supportive of the Super League concept and argue that the current model of European football governed by UEFA is unsustainable Football
  
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  The judges will then spend Tuesday asking questions of the participants involved Football
  
  RecommendedFormer Fifa president Sepp Blatter and ex-Uefa president Michel Platini cleared of fraudFootball rumours: Robert Lewandowski open to Chelsea if Barcelona deal collapsesWimbledon’s best matches: From brilliant Boulter to a Kyrgios classicA separate but related case involving the International Skating Union (ISU) will be heard by the same Grand Chamber on Monday morning Football
  
  RecommendedOver £130m handed to housing providers named and shamed by regulatorWritten submissions in this case have already been sent to the court, including from 16 European Union member states Football
  
  The opinion is non-binding but very often the final judgement of the court, which comes later, bears strong similarities to it, so it could provide a strong indication of what the ultimate outcome will be Football
  
  ”The referral then lists six questions related to EU law which it wants the ECJ to consider Football
  
  The subject matter of the main proceedings is described in the referral document from the Madrid court to the ECJ as follows: “By preventing the organisation of the European Super League, the applicants (UEFA and FIFA) engaged in concerted practices and abused their dominant position in the market for the organisation of international club football competitions in Europe and the market for the marketing of the rights associated with such competitions Football
  
  “The applicant further seeks the adoption of interim measures aimed at enabling the organisation and development of the European Super League Football
  
  On one side are the European Super League Company SL and A22, while on the other are UEFA and FIFA Football
  
  30pm UK time on Monday, the participants in the case are expected to make oral submissions to the court Football
  
  The controversial competition was officially founded on April 18 last year but had collapsed within 72 hours after nine of the original 12 clubs involved withdrew amid political pressure and fan outrage Football
  
  Each submission must last no more than around 15 minutes Football
  
  The 17th commercial court in Madrid referred the matter to the European Court of Justice in May last year Football
  
  LaLiga and the Spanish football federation (RFEF) have joined the case in support of UEFA and FIFA, while 20 or 21 EU member states with an interest in the case have indicated their intention to make oral submissions related to the case Football
  
  The European General Court ruled in December 2020 that the ISU infringed competition law by banning athletes from its competitions if they had taken part in unauthorised events, with the matter now having been referred to the ECJ Football
  
  
  
  The European General Court ruled in December 2020 that the ISU infringed competition law by banning athletes from its competitions if they had taken part in unauthorised events, with the matter now having been referred to the ECJ Football
  
  Sources close to the Super League say they are confident of success, and in the ECJ’s independence from political pressure despite the number of member states lining up to make oral submissions Football
  
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  Each submission must last no more than around 15 minutes Football
  
  LaLiga and the Spanish football federation (RFEF) have joined the case in support of UEFA and FIFA, while 20 or 21 EU member states with an interest in the case have indicated their intention to make oral submissions related to the case Football
  
  RecommendedOver £130m handed to housing providers named and shamed by regulatorWritten submissions in this case have already been sent to the court, including from 16 European Union member states Football
  
  The ECJ judgement will be an abstract interpretation of EU law, rather than a specific judgement on this case Football
  
  However, the Madrid commercial court is then obliged to apply the ECJ ruling when it considers the case Football
  
  On one side are the European Super League Company SL and A22, while on the other are UEFA and FIFA Football
  
  The companies behind the Super League argue that European and world football’s governing bodies, UEFA and FIFA, abused a dominant position under European competition law in first blocking the league’s formation and then in their efforts to sanction the clubs involved Football
  
  The case, which has the reference number C-333/21, will be heard by a Grand Chamber of 15 ECJ judges, which is an indication of how potentially significant and complex it is thought to be Football
  
  RecommendedFormer Fifa president Sepp Blatter and ex-Uefa president Michel Platini cleared of fraudFootball rumours: Robert Lewandowski open to Chelsea if Barcelona deal collapsesWimbledon’s best matches: From brilliant Boulter to a Kyrgios classicA separate but related case involving the International Skating Union (ISU) will be heard by the same Grand Chamber on Monday morning Football
  
  Once the hearing concludes on Tuesday afternoon or evening, the next step is the publication of an opinion by the Advocate General, a judge related to the court Football
  
  It is expected that only lawyers will speak on behalf of the rival parties, and major protagonists in the Super League saga such as Real Madrid president Florentino Perez are not expected to appear Football
  
  At the heart of the case are three clubs – Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus – who remain supportive of the Super League concept and argue that the current model of European football governed by UEFA is unsustainable Football
  
  The Super League case reaches Europe’s highest court this week, with its eventual decision likely to have profound ramifications for sport across Europe Football
  
  On average cases last over 16 and a half months from referral to final judgement, with the referral in this case made in May last year Football
  
  The 17th commercial court in Madrid referred the matter to the European Court of Justice in May last year Football
  
  This opinion is not expected to be published until September at the earliest, however, due to the court’s summer recess Football
  
  The opinion is non-binding but very often the final judgement of the court, which comes later, bears strong similarities to it, so it could provide a strong indication of what the ultimate outcome will be Football
  
  The judges will then spend Tuesday asking questions of the participants involved Football
  
  ”The referral then lists six questions related to EU law which it wants the ECJ to consider Football
  
  The controversial competition was officially founded on April 18 last year but had collapsed within 72 hours after nine of the original 12 clubs involved withdrew amid political pressure and fan outrage Football
  
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  “The applicant further seeks the adoption of interim measures aimed at enabling the organisation and development of the European Super League Football
  
  Often, cases referred to the Court are heard by chambers of three or five judges Football
  
  The subject matter of the main proceedings is described in the referral document from the Madrid court to the ECJ as follows: “By preventing the organisation of the European Super League, the applicants (UEFA and FIFA) engaged in concerted practices and abused their dominant position in the market for the organisation of international club football competitions in Europe and the market for the marketing of the rights associated with such competitions Football
  
  30pm UK time on Monday, the participants in the case are expected to make oral submissions to the court Football