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British Sports Minister Oliver Dowden said that the British authorities would make every effort to stop the proposed Super League.

Dowden said, according to the Reuters news agency, that he had held meetings with the Premier League, the English Football Association (FA) and the president of the European Football Association (UEFA), Aleksander Ceferin, and that he had given them the full opportunity. support from the British authorities to stop the proposal.

– Don’t hesitate, if they can’t do anything, we will. We will do everything to prevent this from happening, Dowden told parliament on Monday afternoon.

Dowden explained that they were investigating all possibilities, including competition law.

– Simply put: We will review everything the government does to support these clubs playing. “We will do everything necessary to protect national sport,” he said.

Culture and Equality Minister Abid Raja (V) was also highly critical of the Super League and told VG he was “extremely disappointed” by the plans.

– I am here in line with the NFF and personally expressed my support to the football president today. It would be terrible and sad if football continues to grow away from the community, and towards the increasingly money-oriented commercial side, Raja told VG.

– We all remember the great moments of Norwegian football, including with Molde and Bodø/Glimt this season. A closed Super League would change the landscape of top European football, where hitherto small clubs have had the opportunity to play against, and sometimes beat, the biggest clubs. This would be a loss for football, for the supporters and for the sport we all love. “I’m afraid the loss to the fans will be the biggest loss,” said Raja.

The twelve Super League clubs come from Great Britain, Italy and Spain. Authorities in Italy and Spain were also less positive about the plan.

Reuters news agency wrote in a news release on Monday that Spanish authorities do not support the creation of a Super League and the sports minister will hold a meeting with the clubs and associations involved. According to Spanish authorities, three Spanish clubs – Atlético Madrid, Barcelona and Real Madrid – appear open to dialogue.

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said they supported the Italian and European football federations.

– The authorities are following the debate on the Super League closely and strongly support the position of the Italian and European football federations to preserve national leagues, meritocratic values ​​and the social function of sport, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said in a statement.

No French teams are in the Super League, which pleases French President Emmanuel Macron.

– The president is pleased that French clubs refuse to participate in the European Super League project which threatens the principles of solidarity and sporting achievements, Macron said in a statement.

Britain’s Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, also posted a Twitter message on Monday evening, in which he wrote that he was concerned about the formation of the Super League.