The Super League is very much alive according to the president of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, despite the fact that there are no signs that it will be played in the near future, three years after its announcement. The organizing company, A22, is focusing its efforts on specifying a key aspect.
The main attraction of its presentation at the end of 2023, by general director Bernd Reichart, was free football. The Super League promised that fans around the world would be able to download an app and watch the Super League for free, with a paid option to remove ads. According to Relevo, working on the Unify platform, where fans would stream the games, is their key focus now.
Free football? Does it sound familiar to you? It is the ONLY way… This is UNIFY: https://t.co/dMAfIUBp7l https://t.co/DH9MnmK2BG
— A22 Sports (@A22Sports) December 4, 2024
‘Free football? Sound familiar? It’s the only way…
They praised FIFA, after football’s governing body announced that, in partnership with broadcaster DAZN, the Club World Cup scheduled for the summer of 2025 would be available free of charge.
FIFA has reportedly struggled to secure the television deal it sought, with total revenue from the competition expected to fall well short of the projected €2 billion. This will have repercussions for the clubs, who will also receive much less money than expected.