Super League ruling fallout and FPL GW18 tips

The Independent’s football newsletter ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     Thursday, December 21, 2023   ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0SyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL21pZ3VlbC1kZWxhbmV5P2xpZD1iMzc0bTIwd3EwanEmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjEtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWAeWqEZaZV_WNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0SyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL21pZ3VlbC1kZWxhbmV5P2xpZD1mamNkYW50b2kzaGomdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjEtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWAeWqEZaZV_WNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ Is the European Super League really back? Welcome to The Independent's final football newsletter before Christmas - and with so much going on between quickfire Premier League games and the approaching transfer window, we've taken the opportunity to bring you a wrap of the latest stories in place of the usual format. We've still got the usual features for you: FPL tips (with a deadline this evening, hence sending Thursday instead of Friday as normal!), a football quiz and of course the best insight from our Chief Football Writer, Miguel Delaney. And so given today's news, there's really only one place to start.   1/ [ECJ ruling leaves one question: Is the European Super League really back?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvZXVyb3BlYW4tc3VwZXItbGVhZ3VlLXJ1bGluZy11ZWZhLWxhd3MtYjI0Njc3OTYuaHRtbD9saWQ9cHFvNWZjdjdrc2xiJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIxLTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplgHlqhGWmVf1jUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvZXVyb3BlYW4tc3VwZXItbGVhZ3VlLXJ1bGluZy11ZWZhLWxhd3MtYjI0Njc3OTYuaHRtbD9saWQ9dnl4Nzk3ajJ6emUyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIxLTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplgHlqhGWmVf1jUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ Amid the thousands of words in the [European Court of Justice](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0S8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvZXVyb3BlYW4tY291cnQtb2YtanVzdGljZT9saWQ9N3VrZDFjNWkxYnQzJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIxLTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplgHlqhGWmVf1jUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) ruling, as well as those in the immediate relaunch of the [European Super League](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0S4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvZXVyb3BlYW4tc3VwZXItbGVhZ3VlP2xpZD00ZXhoank1NzJwZDkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjEtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWAeWqEZaZV_WNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), the only ones that really matter are whether the project can go ahead. The answer is that it remains complicated, and all advantage still lies with [Uefa](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0SnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvdWVmYT9saWQ9aW9ycGdnM3llczB5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIxLTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplgHlqhGWmVf1jUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~), as well as sporting governing bodies generally. The Super League is still subject to Uefa’s authorisation rules and procedures, but those rules just have to be more transparent. Clubs will also have to be more involved in decision-making. Put bluntly: the Super League would still have to get permission to set up, if their clubs want to stay in the system, which they have already said they do. The[end result of all of this was that Uefa have to amend and update their rules](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvZXVyb3BlYW4tc3VwZXItbGVhZ3VlLXVlZmEtZmlmYS1jb3VydC1ydWxpbmctYjI0Njc3MTEuaHRtbD9saWQ9YTY4OGFoM3o2b3J3JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIxLTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplgHlqhGWmVf1jUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)on the pre-authorisation of new competitions, and make them compliant with European Union law. Uefa was rebuked for the procedure of its laws rather than the substance. The old rules, which are in the process of changing, were criticised. That doesn’t mean it was wrong to have such rules. An irony is that those regulations were already addressed in June 2022. The court, however, could only rule on the situation as it was presented. It was already out of date. [The rules just need to be worked on](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvZXVyb3BlYW4tc3VwZXItbGVhZ3VlLXZlcmRpY3QtZXhwbGFpbmVkLXdoYXQtd2h5LWIyNDY3NzMxLmh0bWw_bGlkPXVoanllYjkyYmo5aSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMS0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYB5aoRlplX9Y1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). The Super League, meanwhile, never actually tested those rules. [Read the full analysis here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvZXVyb3BlYW4tc3VwZXItbGVhZ3VlLXJ1bGluZy11ZWZhLWxhd3MtYjI0Njc3OTYuaHRtbD9saWQ9bjZrOWlob3dvM2w2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIxLTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplgHlqhGWmVf1jUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvdWstaXJlbGFuZC1ldXJvLTIwMjgtc3RhZGl1bS1ob3N0cy1iMjQyNzA4My5odG1sP2xpZD13czZqcmhiYTRyYzAmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjEtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWAeWqEZaZV_WNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvY3VydGlzLWpvbmVzLWxpdmVycG9vbC1nb2Fscy13ZXN0LWhhbS1iMjQ2NzcwNi5odG1sP2xpZD1hZDRlbHl2OTh2NzYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjEtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWAeWqEZaZV_WNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ 2/ [Could Curtis Jones’s ‘cheeky’ performance be a breakthrough for his Liverpool career?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvY3VydGlzLWpvbmVzLWxpdmVycG9vbC1nb2Fscy13ZXN0LWhhbS1iMjQ2NzcwNi5odG1sP2xpZD1leDJ0ZWxidHJibjgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjEtMTItMjMmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmWAeWqEZaZV_WNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Klopp’s midfield has room for more adventure and Jones is the perfect profile of player to fill that role ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvZXVyb3BlYW4tc3VwZXItbGVhZ3VlLXZlcmRpY3QtZXhwbGFpbmVkLXdoYXQtd2h5LWIyNDY3NzMxLmh0bWw_bGlkPXJ4dHY1dGFhc2p4dSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMS0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYB5aoRlplX9Y1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj 3/ [European Super League verdict explained: Teams involved and everything you need to know](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvZXVyb3BlYW4tc3VwZXItbGVhZ3VlLXZlcmRpY3QtZXhwbGFpbmVkLXdoYXQtd2h5LWIyNDY3NzMxLmh0bWw_bGlkPWZna3E5OXB2ZWluNSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMS0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYB5aoRlplX9Y1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) The European Court of Justice made a landmark ruling over the future of the European Super League ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvbWFyeS1lYXJwcy1hcnNlbmFsLW1hbmNoZXN0ZXItdW5pdGVkLXRyYW5zZmVyLW5ld3MtYjI0Njc0OTMuaHRtbD9saWQ9bGltNGh6MDk4NzFqJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIxLTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplgHlqhGWmVf1jUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ 4/ [Mary Earps hits out at Manchester United transfer speculation: ‘It’s an injustice’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvbWFyeS1lYXJwcy1hcnNlbmFsLW1hbmNoZXN0ZXItdW5pdGVkLXRyYW5zZmVyLW5ld3MtYjI0Njc0OTMuaHRtbD9saWQ9bGNkMDE5czk0ZHFuJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIxLTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplgHlqhGWmVf1jUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Earps, who capped an incredible 2023 by winning the SPOTY award, has been linked with a move to Arsenal ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvZmFydWsta29jYS10dXJrZXktcmVmZXJlZS1wdW5jaGVkLWFua2FyYWd1Y3UtYjI0Njc0MDQuaHRtbD9saWQ9YnR4d2pqdGtuMWQwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIxLTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplgHlqhGWmVf1jUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ 5/ [Turkish referee Halil Umut Meler will ‘never forgive’ his attackers after punch from club president](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvZmFydWsta29jYS10dXJrZXktcmVmZXJlZS1wdW5jaGVkLWFua2FyYWd1Y3UtYjI0Njc0MDQuaHRtbD9saWQ9bzc3NGY4emp3NHJoJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIxLTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplgHlqhGWmVf1jUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Meler was hospitalised following the attack from Ankaragucu club president Faruk Koca     Fantasy Premier League tips gameweek 18: Cole Palmer, Michael Olise and more ~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvZnBsLXRpcHMtdHJhbnNmZXJzLWJlc3QtcGxheWVycy1ndzE4LXdpbGRjYXJkLWIyNDY1OTE3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWhqNmRuOHA1ODB4dCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMS0xMi0yMyZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZYB5aoRlplX9Y1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj There was lots to get to grips with for [Fantasy Premier League](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnZu95P0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvZmFudGFzeS1wcmVtaWVyLWxlYWd1ZT9saWQ9bmkxcXFwaHBwbWJlJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIxLTEyLTIzJnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgplgHlqhGWmVf1jUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) managers over the past week or so, with three gameweeks in quick succession, some big-game matchups and a succession of key players in the FPL world either succumbing to injury or returning from them. Managers should also be aware that the upcoming gameweek, GW18, starts earlier than usual due to tonight’s Crystal Palace vs Brighton fixture - which means transfers and team alterations must be completed before 6:30pm BST! Here are five players we think are worth considering, based on form and fixture lists. 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