Madrid chief Perez insisting on European Super League
The Hindu
In April 2021 a dozen of Europe's biggest clubs signed up for a controversial new project but it crumbled after a strong backlash from supporters
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez again insisted on the idea of a European Super League when speaking at a club members assembly on Sunday.
In April 2021 a dozen of Europe's biggest clubs signed up for a controversial new project but it crumbled after a strong backlash from supporters and football's governing bodies.
Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Juventus stayed on board while other clubs abandoned ship and the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg (CJEU) is to rule over whether the European football governing body UEFA is acting as a monopoly by blocking the project.
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"The Super League has never been closed off with a concrete format," Perez told Madrid members. "We think that it could change depending on different contexts.
"The objective of the Super League is to modernise football. It is essential to offer fans games of great quality. UEFA, with their changing and remodelling of the Champions League is mistakenly going the other way."
The Real Madrid chief compared football to tennis, where the top players usually face each other multiple times a year.
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