Overview
- UEFA, the European Football Clubs and Real Madrid announced an accord de principe that will resolve their Super League legal disputes once a final agreement is implemented.
- Barcelona’s withdrawal on February 7 preceded Madrid’s exit, leaving the 2021 breakaway project effectively buried.
- UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin and FIFA president Gianni Infantino publicly credited Nasser Al-Khelaïfi with a decisive role in brokering the agreement.
- Al-Khelaïfi said all parties gained from the outcome, defended Florentino Pérez’s standing and thanked Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali for support during talks.
- Talks were intense and confidential through the morning of UEFA’s 50th Congress in Brussels, with last‑minute discussions held at Real Madrid’s hotel.