UEFA is "ready to pursue severe disciplinary action against clubs that signed up to the Super League and have yet to sufficiently distance themselves from the project," according to sources. This could result in the "maximum punishment" under the organization's disciplinary pathway, which is a two-year ban from the Champions League or Europa League. UEFA has "spent the past 10 days in conversation with the 12 clubs in an effort to agree a lesser sanction and extract a formal definitive commitment not to pursue the Super League effort."
As of Wednesday, sources said that UEFA had "reached an understanding" with seven clubs: Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City, ManU and Tottenham, while Inter Milan "were close to an agreement as well." Juventus, Real Madrid, Barcelona and AC Milan have "stuck to their positions" (ESPN.com, 5/5).
