UEFA drop legal action against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus over Super League

UEFA has been forced to abandon its attempt to ban Super League clubs Barcelona, Juventus and Real Madrid from the Champions League due to court action over the governing body's attempt to punish the rebellion.

A Spanish court injunction in June led to UEFA initially pausing the disciplinary case  against the clubs who refused to renounce the project which collapsed in April. A renewed demand last week from a Madrid judge for UEFA officials to comply with the ruling not to sanction the clubs led to the disciplinary case being officially scrapped on Monday night.

“In the matter related to a potential violation of UEFA’s legal framework in connection with the so called ‘Super League,'" the governing body said in a statement, "the UEFA Appeals Body has declared today the proceedings null and void, as if the proceedings had never been opened.”