REQUEST FOR UEFA RECOGNITION OF THE UNIFY LEAGUE

On December 17, 2024, A22 Sports Management (“A22”) submitted a letter requesting official recognition by UEFA of the Unify League, our proposal for new pan-European club football competitions (the “Recognition Letter”). This submission and proposal was fully consistent with the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) ruling of December 21, 2023 which found that UEFA operates as a dominant monopoly and that its statutes and practices with respect to the pre-authorization of cross-border club competitions are in breach of European Union competition law. The CJEU, later joined by Commercial Court 17 of Madrid in mid-2024, required UEFA to amend its statutes to open the market to third-party organizers such as A22.

In the months following the submission of the Recognition Letter, A22 has engaged in extensive negotiations with UEFA to seek common ground and to avoid further legal conflict. Despite our substantial concessions, an agreement has not been reached. Accordingly, we hereby reiterate our request for official UEFA recognition of our proposal (as modified to reflect the aforementioned negotiations) at the earliest possible date and in any event no later than 8 weeks from the date of this letter.

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