Barça’s Quiet Escape: How Barcelona Dodged Sanctions by Exiting the Super League
7 February 2026
Background
Barcelona announced on Saturday that it was finalizing its withdrawal from the Super League, despite being one of the project’s leading founders in 2021.
Over the past years, rumors circulated about significant penalties for those who departed, with reports claiming fines could reach as high as 300 million euros.
Reliable sources within the club told Mundo Deportivo that Barcelona would not face any financial penalty for leaving the project or severing ties with it.
This relief is tied to an agreement that allowed Laporta to exit the Super League without cost or sanction.
The Decision and Its Context
With this move, the Catalan club completes the course Laporta had outlined in December during a public forum hosted by La Vanguardia, emphasizing peace and financial sustainability in football.
Barça’s president had previously stated publicly, “We want peace and sustainability in football. I found the Super League project when taking office and pushed ahead because I believed there were notable differences with other clubs. But the matter took time, and the prevailing uncertainty isn’t in our interest.”
In a related note, a snapshot of the La Liga fixture showed Barcelona facing Mallorca, highlighting the leagues’ ongoing calendar even as the club redefines its path.
Finally, this decision marks a clear stance: Barça distances itself from the project while preserving its finances, or as Laporta might cheekily put it, “No blood, no foul, just a tidy exit.”
Punchline: If football were a sniper, Barça would shoot for the right goal and still miss only the penalties. Second punchline: The Super League tried to be a blockbuster; Barcelona just filed it under ‘broke up, moved on, and kept the tickets.’
