Man United dismiss Super League reports, say they are focused on UEFA talks

Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward dismissed reports that the club were part of a plot to form a breakaway European Super League, saying they were focused on official talks with UEFA over the future of the Champions League.

“I saw the reports on that and candidly don’t know where that story came from, there isn’t really anything for us to say,” Woodward said on a call with investors.

Woodward said that the club was, as a member of the European Club Association (ECA), engaged in the formal talks with UEFA over the format for the Champions League from 2024.

“With those two entities, ECA and UEFA, (we are) talking about potential changes to the Champions League from ‘24 onwards,” said Woodward.

UEFA are strongly opposed to any Super League but have been openly engaged in talks over reforms to the Champions League structure.