Spain court bans UEFA, FIFA from acting against Super League
Madrid, April 21: A Spanish judge issued a preliminary ruling stopping FIFA and UEFA from taking any immediate action or making statements against the Super League.
The ruling from a mercantile court in Madrid said the soccer governing bodies must refrain from “directly or indirectly” hindering the creation of the breakaway European league – and came hours before the six English clubs involved in the project pulled out and left the competition in limbo. Judge Manuel Ruiz de Lara ordered FIFA and UEFA to “refrain from taking any measure or action, or from issuing any statement, which prevents or hinders, directly or indirectly, the preparation of the European Super League.” The 15-page ruling with precautionary measures, issued after a request by the Super League, said FIFA, UEFA and its members – including federations, clubs and domestic leagues – can’t threaten or sanction players and teams in the new competition. (AP)
Hockey Pro League between India-Great Britain postponed
Lausanne (Switzerland), April 21: The FIH Hockey Pro League matches between India and Great Britain, scheduled for May 8-9 in London, were on Wednesday postponed following the UK government’s decision to add India to the travel ‘red list’. “FIH, Hockey India and Great Britain Hockey are monitoring the evolution of the situation in the hope of rearranging these matches at a later date,” an FIH release said. India will still travel to Europe in May to play the Pro League matches against Spain (May 15-16) and Germany (May 22-23) while Great Britain will host Germany (May 12-13), USA (Women, May 22-23) and Spain (Men, May 22-23). The UK government added India to its COVID-19 travel ‘red list’ on Monday. (PTI)
Draw for Tokyo Olympics football tournaments announced
Zurich, April 21: The draw for the soccer tournaments scheduled to be held during the Tokyo Olympics was announced. The list includes:
MEN Group A: Japan, South Africa, Mexico, France. Group B: New Zealand, South Korea, Honduras, Romania. Group C: Egypt, Spain, Argentina, Australia. Group D: Brazil, Germany, Ivory Coast, Saudi Arabia.
WOMEN Group E: Japan, Canada, Britain, Chile. Group F: China, Brazil, Zambia, Netherlands. Group G: Sweden, United States, Australia, New Zealand. (AP)
