In a significant boost to the Super League project, Europe's top court ruled on Thursday that UEFA has been "abusing a dominant position" in its control of European football. The Super League and its backers, A22 Sports, argued that UEFA's prohibition of the would-be competition -- a concept launched in April 2021 -- and its threatened punishments for participating clubs was an illegal monopoly under European competition law. - Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Thursday's ruling by the European Court of Justice [ECJ] found that FIFA's and UEFA's rules requiring new football competitions to be subject to their prior approval, and banning players from taking part in those competitions, were "unlawful." "There is no framework for the FIFA and UEFA rules ensuring that they are transparent, objective, non-discriminatory and proportionate," the court said. "Similarly, the rules giving FIFA and UEFA exclusive control over the commercial...