MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid will seek compensation from UEFA after a Spanish court dismissed appeals filed by the European soccer body against a ruling that said the governing body breached EU competition law when it blocked plans for a breakaway Super League.

On Wednesday, the Madrid Provincial Court dismissed the appeals that were also filed by the Spanish league and the national soccer federation.

The Court of Justice of the European Union had decided in December 2023 that rules existing in 2021 used by soccer’s governing bodies UEFA and FIFA to block the Super League acted contrary to EU law and abused their market dominance.

Madrid said in a statement it was “delighted” with the ruling, adding it “opens the way to claim the substantial damages suffered by the club.”

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