Madrid: Thirty-nine clubs in the Spanish Football League (La Liga) have issued a statement condemning the plans for a European Super League, involving Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
Although the plans for a Super League seem to be dead in the water with all the original 12 clubs involved, apart from Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, Madrid’s presidential president Florentino Perez has insisted that the plans continue to live on. in an interview on Spanish radio station Cadena Ser on Wednesday night, Xinhua reported.
Joan Laporta, president of Barcelona, made his first statements since the announcement of the competition on Sunday. Laporta said it was a necessity but said club members would have the last word.
Meanwhile, the 39 clubs of La Liga and the Liga SmartBank (second division) that were not involved in the scheme, including Valencia, Villarreal, Sevilla, Athletic Club Bilbao and Real Betis, met at the La Liga offices in Madrid to discuss the discuss situation. they published a joint statement against the Superleague.
“The clubs that were at the meeting unanimously rejected the plans for this competition. All clubs firmly believe that sports earnings are the only criterion for qualifying through domestic leagues for international club competitions. ”
‘Today, football fans across Europe can dream that their club, regardless of size, can excel, climb to the top and compete at the pinnacle of European football. This European tradition of football for all is of the utmost importance and should not be threatened or changed, “reads the communication, adding that ‘global resistance has proven over the past few days that a closed, elitist league is unviable and undesirable. The response proves how much the open ecosystem and football community means to people, ”it continues.
La Liga president Javier Tebas also spoke to the press to add his criticism of Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Barca.
“They can not tell us that they came to save football. They can not say that they want to save us from ruin, that is not true and they can also not say that they will not harm national competitions because it will harm them economically as well as sportingly. ”
“If they had such a good idea, they kept it hidden,” Tebas said.
Source: Telangana Today