Article by Maria Olteanu – Published Thursday, October 30, 2025, 2:32 p.m. / Updated Thursday, October 30, 2025, 2:32 p.m.
Real Madrid will demand a colossal compensation of 4.5 billion euros from UEFA for the Superliga that never started. Lawyers for the club and the company that promotes the Superliga (A22) are already working on the application that the two institutions will file against the European football forum.
The goal is to “compensate for the damages suffered”, and according to sources consulted by the press, the amount will reach 4.5 billion euros. This figure corresponds to the damage caused, the unrealized profits and the ruined reputation, according to sportal.bg.
Real Madrid wants compensation from UEFA
With this decision, both the “blanco club” and A22 change their strategy and go on the attack. This comes after nearly a dozen failed meetings aimed at reaching an agreement in line with the ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).
In December 2021, the court ruled that “FIFA and UEFA's rules on the prior approval of interclub football competitions such as the Super League infringe Union law by abusing a dominant position and preventing free competition on the market”.
Both Real's president, Florentino Perez, and Barcelona's, Joan Laporta, were informed in detail about the negotiations between A22 and UEFA. The meetings were attended by A22 chief executive Bernd Reichart and UEFA general secretary Teodoro Theodoridis.
The representatives of Real Madrid and Barcelona, Anas Laghrari and Fernando Ledesma, respectively, got involved with weight, voice and active participation. In recent months, Laporta has distanced itself from the positions of the Superliga and moved closer to those of the European Club Association (ECA), which is part of UEFA.
Negotiations initially progressed well on the television model and management of the competition, but broke down due to a lack of agreement on the format of the tournament.
In the end, both Real Madrid and A22 concluded that UEFA never intended to reach an agreement, but only to buy time to prevent the launch of the Super League. Given this, their best option now is to file a claim for damages, which is in line with European Union practice in other antitrust disputes.
Just a few months ago, the CJEU upheld the historic €2.424 billion fine the European Commission imposed on Google for favoring its own product comparison service, Google Shopping, in its search engine over its competitors.
This historic and far-reaching case took more than six years to develop, but was finally completed. This legal practice could be one of the paths Real Madrid and A22's lawyers will follow.
