On 6 June 2025, Spain’s competition authority (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia - CNMC) announced the launch of a formal investigation into UEFA for potentially anti-competitive behavior (see CNMC Press release attached). The probe centers on whether UEFA restricted competition in the organization of European football tournaments by preventing the creation or participation in alternative competitions, such as the European Super League. Shortly afterwards, the European football's governing body reacted.