"If UEFA was negotiating with the promoters of the Super League, the president of UEFA does not know. "And without me knowing it, it doesn't make sense. So that's not true. "Of course we communicate, not me personally, but with both clubs from Spain [Barca and Real Madrid]. I have had a meeting with Laporta, everything is fine, but that's not a negotiation. Neither the system nor the new format of the Champions League will change, that's clear. "Both clubs, Real Madrid and Barcelona, will always be welcome back to the European football family, where they have always belonged.""
"The initial proposal in 2021 for the formation of a European Super League was shot down due to fan opposition and Ceferin remains steadfast in his opinion that it would severely dent the game as a whole. He added: "European football showed incredible unity at that time. Obviously, stopping the Super League, that elitist competition that, in my humble opinion, would destroy football as it is.""
"Ceferin also spoke out against the prospect of European league games being staged abroad with UEFA set to rule next week on whether Barca's La Liga game with Villarreal can be staged in Miami in December. The Slovenian admitted the organisation's hands were tied to a certain extent. He added: "We are not happy, but, no matter how much we have legally challenged it, we do not have much room for manoeuvre if the [Spanish] federation agrees, and both federations to"
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin denied any negotiation with Super League promoters over changing the Champions League format. Ceferin confirmed meetings with Barcelona representatives but described them as communication, not negotiations, and stated the Champions League system and format will not change. Both Barcelona and Real Madrid were described as always welcome to return to European competition. The 2021 Super League proposal was defeated by fan opposition, and Ceferin warned it would damage football. UEFA has challenged proposals to stage domestic league matches abroad but acknowledges limited options if national federations approve them.
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