Real Madrid renews calls for Super League as Florentino Perez insists it’s 'more necessary than ever'
It's a bold statement.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez renewed calls for a European Super League.
Two years on from the ill-fated announcement of a European Super League (ESL), Real president Perez renewed his commitment to the project.
The Spaniard labelled the ESL as "more necessary than ever" in a speech that criticised UEFA, La Liga and Real's rivals Barcelona.
His comments precede a final binding verdict by the European Court of Justice on the matter, which is due to be delivered in December.
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Perez said: "Football is suffering an unprecedented institutional crisis.
"At all levels, both in Spain and in Europe. The main problem is that there are a series of managers who act without thinking about the fans. And we are going to continue working so that football can once again inspire the greatest number of fans around the world.
"European football does not belong to the president of UEFA. Spanish football does not belong to the president of La Liga.
“Football is nobody's monopoly because football belongs to everybody. The aim of the Super League is very clear: to offer the best possible club competition.
"We need to impose, once and for all, maximum respect for the rules of financial fair play. To achieve this, we need transparent and modern corporate governance structures that are fit for the 21st century and subject to the principles and laws of the European Union."
Perez added: "UEFA continues to manage competitions in the same way as 30 years ago. Without innovation, without modernisation, without transparency, without bringing the competition closer to the fans.
"We have seen many examples where large corporations that seemed invincible in their sectors have gone bankrupt because they did not know how to modernise and adapt to the times.
"We therefore hope that on December 21st, when we will hear the decision of the European Court of Justice on this case, it will mark the beginning of a new era for the good of football."
Topics: Football, Real Madrid, European Super League, Florentino Perez
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