Super League trio face sanctions after nine clubs sign UEFA deal

UEFA starts disciplinary proceedings against Juventus, Real Madrid and Barcelona over breakaway competition row.

The three teams that remain involved in the breakaway Super League operation, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, face sanctions from UEFA, which has reached an agreement with the nine other clubs. European football’s governing body said on Friday the nine clubs who backed out of the plan had signed a “Club Commitment Declaration” including a series of “reintegration” steps. The six English Premier League clubs – Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur – along with Italy’s AC Milan and Inter Milan, and Spain’s Atletico Madrid, all signed the agreement, UEFA said in a statement.