Barcelona officially walk away from Super League

• Barcelona has formally exited the European Super League project.
• The move leaves Real Madrid as the only remaining club backing the breakaway competition.
• The decision aligns Barcelona fully with UEFA’s current competition structure.

Barcelona has finally closed the door on the European Super League, formally withdrawing from the controversial breakaway project nearly five years after it first shook European football.

In a statement on Saturday, the club confirmed it had notified the Super League company and participating teams of its decision, marking the end of its involvement in a competition that once threatened to upend UEFA’s Champions League.

Club president Joan Laporta had hinted earlier this year that Barcelona were preparing to move on, urging remaining Super League supporters to rejoin the traditional football structure. Saturday’s announcement turns that signal into a full exit.

From grand ambition to quiet collapse

The Super League was launched in 2021 by 12 elite clubs across England, Spain, and Italy, promising guaranteed spots, massive revenues, and a new commercial model for European football. But the idea collapsed within days after fierce backlash from fans, governments, leagues, and football authorities.

All six English clubs pulled out almost immediately, while Italian sides gradually followed. Juventus exited in 2023, leaving only Barcelona and Real Madrid as active supporters, until now.

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Organisers attempted to revive the concept in late 2024 with a rebranded “Unify League” featuring 96 clubs across four divisions, but the proposal failed to gain traction, with major leagues again rejecting the idea.

Real Madrid now stands alone

With Barcelona’s withdrawal, Real Madrid remain the sole club still publicly backing the project. The Spanish giants continue to pursue legal action against UEFA, arguing that football’s governing bodies unfairly blocked the Super League’s launch.

For Barcelona, however, Saturday’s decision signals a clear return to UEFA’s ecosystem, and what looks like the final chapter in one of modern football’s most controversial experiments.