Europe's top court ruled that UEFA's control of European football is an illegal monopoly under EU competition law on Thursday, in a significant boost to the Super League project. The Super League and its backers, A22 Sports, argued that UEFA's prohibition of the would-be competition -- first launched in April 2021 -- and its threatened punishments for participating clubs were incompatible with Europe's laws on freedom of competition. - Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Thursday's ruling by the European Court of Justice [ECJ] found that FIFA and UEFA's rules requiring new football competitions to be subject to their prior approval were "contrary to EU law." "The FIFA and UEFA rules making any new interclub football project subject to their prior approval, such as the Super League, and prohibiting clubs and players from playing in those competitions, are unlawful," the court said. "There is no framework for the FIFA and UEFA rules ensuring...