He said the Super League was the only way for ⦠Enough is enough.". Florentino Perez maintains that the European Super League as a concept will ⦠The Super League would have been a 20-team league made up of 15 permanent members with the remaining five members of the league comprised of teams which qualified through domestic European League competition. Everton: "Everton is saddened and disappointed to see proposals of a breakaway league pushed forward by six clubs," the board of directors said in a statement. Football is losing interest ... Something must be done and the pandemic hastened that. "Today football fans across Europe can dream that their club, no matter the size, may excel, climb to the top and compete at the pinnacle of European football. "The FA has been made aware of certain English clubs planning to form a closed European Super League with other European Clubs. Arsenal (have asked out): "The last few days have shown us yet again the depth of feeling our supporters around the world have for this great club and the game we love," the club said in an open letter to its supporters. Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid could face a ban from the Champions League and Europa League, according to former UEFA CEO and now ⦠At the same time, it would severely hit society and punish the vast majority of real football fans, who would be left without the true essence of the sport: The illusion of enjoying their team and seeing it compete for the highest aspirations. Back in January, FIFA announced it would ban clubs and players from participating in domestic and international competitions if they were to join a breakaway league. 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"Atlético de Madrid took the decision on Monday to join the project due to circumstances that no longer exist today. "We will consider all measures available to us, at all levels, both judicial and sporting in order to prevent this happening. ", United Kingdom prime minister Boris Johnson issued the following statement of disapproval: "Plans for a European Super League would be very damaging for football and we support football authorities in taking action. Mesut Ozil, ex-Arsenal star: "Kids grow up dreaming to win the World Cup and the Champions League -- not any Super League. Neville added during Sky Sports' broadcast of the Premier League: "I'm not against the modernization of football competitions, we have the Premier League, we have the Champions League. JP Morgan Chase & Co. were reportedly approached to raise financing for the project that has seen FIFA back UEFA by threatening to ban any players involved in such a league from future World Cup competition. AS Roma: "AS Roma is strongly opposed to this 'closed' system, as it fundamentally flies in the face of the spirit of the game that we all love," the club said in a statement. "We should like to thank all those supporters who presented their considered opinions.". I have been consistent on this since the very beginning. For the first time since Florentino Perez first took over at the club in 2000, Real Madrid failed to purchase a player this ⦠For FC Bayern, the Champions League is the best club competition in the world. The Premier League is considering all actions available to prevent it from progressing, as well as holding those Shareholders involved to account under its rules. I believe in an improved Champions League, but not in the rich stealing what the people created. The 14 clubs at the meeting unanimously and vigorously rejected the plans for the competition. '', RB Leipzig: "We are advocates of sporting competition. "All of us at Olympique de Marseille are firmly opposed to the proposals made by some clubs to create a European Super League.". Instead, these clubs have been secretly conspiring to break away from a football pyramid that has served them so well. "You made very clear your opposition to the European Super League, and we have listened. Real Madrid and Barcelona were the only clubs left standing without releasing a statement to their fans on the collapse of the Super League plans. UEFA and the ECA on Monday released the finalized version of an updated format to the Champions League this season, switching the tournament to a "Swiss Model.". 6-keys: media/spln/soccer/championsleague/free/stories. "As a result of listening to you and the wider football community over recent days we are withdrawing from the proposed Super League. Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool coach: "The most important part of football are the supporters and the team, and we have to make sure that really nothing gets in between them.". ", "The important clubs of Spain, England and Italy have to find a solution to this very bad situation that football is in. He expressed his solidarity with football fans and agreed they must always be at the heart of any decisions about the future of the game. Atletico Madrid (have asked out): "Atlético de Madrid's Board of Directors, which met on Wednesday morning, has decided to formally communicate to the Super League and the rest of the founding clubs its decision not to finally formalize its adhesion to the project. Here's what he had to say. The three remaining European Super League rebels stepped up their criticism of UEFA on Saturday, with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus denouncing intolerable ⦠Real Madrid president Florentino Perez concocted a supposedly groundbreaking plan to âsave footballâ. ", On putting plans to a vote with socios: "Do you think [the members] are stupid? "They will not be allowed to play for their national teams," Ceferin said while also calling on teams participating in the Super League to be banned from all UEFA competitions. The concept proposed by 12 European clubs destroys that dream, shutting the door to the top of European football, allowing in just an elite few... "The newly proposed top European competition is nothing more than a selfish, egotistical proposal designed to further enrich the already super rich. Leeds United: Players called out the Super League on shirts worn before Monday's match against Liverpool, one of the founding Super League clubs. ", "It is very easy to understand: The [Super] League is untouchable. The 20 teams would have competed in two groups of 10 teams each with a balanced schedule of home and away matches against every team in the group. Here's the best from Perez's appearance on El Chiringuito earlier in the week: Barcelona: Barca president Joan Laporta did not back out of the Super League plans. âThe matter will promptly be referred to the competent Uefa disciplinary bodies.â. Six clubs choosing to disrespect every other club with whom they sit around the Premier League table. What comes next for soccer after failure of breakaway clubs? "In seeking to create a more stable foundation for the game, we failed to show enough respect for its deep-rooted traditions -promotion, relegation, the pyramid - and for that we are sorry.". It's like the Cadiz [anti-Super League] shirts. "As FC Bayern, it is our wish and our aim that European clubs live the wonderful and emotional competition that is the Champions League, and develop it together with UEFA. LaLiga defends this European tradition of football for all. The Super League issued the following statement Tuesday night, promising to reconsider its plans to reshape the sport in Europe: The European Super League is convinced that the current status quo of European football needs to change. Super League : le Real Madrid écoutera lâUEFA selon Roberto Carlos. This is the effort undertaken by UEFA, which we support," club owner Frank McCourt said. "UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin issues a warning to the clubs & players who are going to be involved in 'The Super League' pic.twitter.com/nA7zXDoJMe. We are proposing a new European competition because the existing system does not work. UEFA has opened a formal investigation into Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus' involvement in the controversial Super League. Luis Figo, ex-Sporting, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan star: This so-called "Super League" is anything but "Super," Figo chimed in on Twitter ⦠If you tell them every Tuesday or Wednesday you'll play against Manchester [United] or Barcelona ... Won't they prefer that? ", Gary Neville, Manchester United ex-captain: It's "an absolute disgrace" ... the club owners are "bottle merchants" motivated by "pure greed.". Former Real Madrid president Ramón Calderón tells Richard Quest that the European Super League project "has died today ... and it is on the way to becoming a complete botch." The plan was ultimately short-lived after the rogue breakaway group lost the backing of all six Premier League clubs on Tuesday followed by more clubs leaving the project on Wednesday. "This is not the time to break this model. Câest lâinformation qui a secoué le monde du football ce dimanche soir. Here are the board members in the committee: Here's more from ECA, via a statement sent out on Monday: The Board was unanimous in its condemnation of the actions of the departing members, which it holds to be self-serving and to the detriment of the game's well-being and in clear opposition to ECA's values. In my time at United, we played in four Champions League finals and they were always the most special of nights. Lille: "What is important is the unity that we found on the subject, between French clubs," said club president Olivier Létang, whose club sits atop the Ligue 1 table. European soccer was rocked by the biggest story in at least a generation on Sunday when 12 of Europe's biggest clubs announced plans to break away from the established soccer order and form a Super League. ( @footballdaily)pic.twitter.com/QTSlCX6MvE, Sir Alex Ferguson, legendary Manchester United coach: "Talk of a Super League is a move away from 70 years of European club football," Ferguson told Reuters. "Although the wounds are raw and I understand that it will take time for the scars to heal, I am personally committed to rebuilding trust with our fans and learning from the message you delivered with such conviction. Instead, British supporter groups are putting their hopes in the U.K. government's fan-led review, which culture secretary Oliver Dowden insisted will take place even after the breakaway league's collapse. It is an attack on UEFA's club competitions, but above all on the domestic leagues," Stephan Schippers (CEO) and Max Eberl (sporting director) said in a statement. I've never seen so much aggression, it's as if it were orchestrated. "Juventus remains committed to pursuing the creation of long-term value for the Company and the entire football industry.". DR KAYE: How can I get rid of yellow gunge that covers my tongue? Johnson, along with Keir Starmer, Labour Party leader, are drawing up potential government enforced consequences for clubs if they go ahead with the Super League, Alex Wickham of Politico reports. Having joined the group late last week, we have now had time to consider the matter fully and have decided that our continued participation in these plans would not be in the best interests of the Club, our supporters or the wider football community.". Change is not always easy, but evolution is necessary for progress, and the structures of European football have evolved and changed over the decades. "Not for Madrid or anyone. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has admitted the European Super League is "on standby" after eight of the 12 clubs involved announced their withdrawal-- while blasting the current Champions League format as "obsolete" and claiming the reaction to the project was "as if ⦠20 participating clubs with 15 Founding Clubs and a qualifying mechanism for a further five teams to qualify annually based on achievements in the prior season. "We are always committed to giving fans the best football experience; innovation and inclusion are part of our DNA since our foundation. As a football club, we are a family and a community; whose fabric is our fans -- I believe we shouldn't forget this," said Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the head of Qatar Sports Investments, which owns and operates PSG, and also holds a seat in the UEFA executive committee. ", "I'm sad and disappointed. Add the Spanish government and José Manuel Rodríguez Uribes, the country's minister of culture and sports, among those opposing the Super League. ... To sign up to the Super League during a season is a joke, they should deduct points off all six of them. We believe that any proposal without the support of UEFA -- an organization that has been working to progress the interests of European football for nearly 70 years -- does not resolve the issues currently facing the football community, but is instead driven by self-interest. The42 is on Instagram! "It is cynical and hypocritical to claim that this move is for the good of football and is what football fans want, as those behind this league are doing. Pérez has been Real Madrid's president for over a decade. "And I want to apologize to Jurgen [Klopp], to [CEO] Billy [Hogan], to the players and to everyone who works so hard at LFC to make our fans proud. They have just drawn with Fulham, Manchester United are drawing with Burnley. With many fans, we are concerned that this plan could create a closed shop at the very top of our national game. Real Madridâs president, Florentino Pérez, was the first to break cover by turning up on Spanish TV. On Monday, in a fiery press conference, Ceferin, the UEFA president, emphasized the potential consequences for players participating in the league. Serie A clubs met Monday to discuss the Super League and Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan -- Italian participants of the Super League -- were surprise participants. "Both as a player for a provincial team Dunfermline in the 60s and as a manager at Aberdeen winning the European Cup Winners' Cup, for a small provincial club in Scotland it was like climbing Mount Everest. Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Six clubs taking for granted and even betraying the majority of football supporters across our country and beyond. West Ham: "West Ham United shared its views and those of its supporters expressing vehement opposition to the proposal for a Super League at a Premier League meeting held on Tuesday morning. Real Madrid: European Super League, project is 'on standby'. "It was never our intention to cause such distress, however when the invitation to join the Super League came, while knowing there were no guarantees, we did not want to be left behind to ensure we protected Arsenal and its future. Real Madridâs president, Florentino Pérez, the first chairman of the Super League, is continuing to fight for the project. "In this context, while Juventus remains convinced of the soundness of the project's sport, commercial and legal premises, it believes that at present there are limited chances that the project be completed in the form originally conceived. "We believe that we should never stand still and that the sport should constantly review competitions and governance to ensure the game we all love continues to evolve and excite fans around the world. They were the most disrupted, and unfairly so. The league had plans to offer permanent spots to some of the world's biggest clubs and play matches midweek, while allowing the involved clubs to remain in their domestic competitions. ", FC Porto: "There were informal contacts from some clubs, but we did not pay much attention for two reasons," club president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa said. "We will do whatever it takes to protect our national game. Spanish fans reject the Super League and Florentino Perez has damaged his reputation. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has said the 12 clubs who were part of the European Super League could not abandon it due to binding contracts, promising that ⦠"However, the voices and the concerns of fans around the world have clearly been expressed about the Super League, and AC Milan must be sensitive to the voice of those who love this wonderful sport. 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Paris Saint-Germain will continue to work with UEFA, the European Club Association (ECA) and all stakeholders of the football family -- based on the principles of good faith, dignity and respect for all. May 13, 2021, 4:36 AM EDT ... Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. No-one ever thought differently in England. Instead, UEFA plans to expand from 32 to 36 participants and have each play 10 group stage games, five home and five away. "The first team squad and the coach have expressed their satisfaction with the club's decision, as they understand that sporting merits must prevail over any other criteria.". Real Madrid would be in line to receive a cash injection of â¬583 million for joining the proposed new European Super League, which would explain Florentino Pérez's support for the project. "We continue to believe that European football needs to become more sustainable throughout the pyramid for the long-term. Everton are spending £500 million to build a new stadium with the ambition to play in Champions League. For us, changing this is absolutely out of the question," Leipzig CEO Oliver Mintzlaff said. ", Vice-chairman: Joel Glazer (Manchester United). "We call on all lovers of football, supporters and politicians, to join us in fighting against such a project if it were to be announced. Spanish Soccer Clubs Risk Income Hit After Super League Fiasco By . John W Henry's message to Liverpool supporters. I'm not sure Manchester United are involved in this, as I am not part of the decision making process. Midweek fixtures with all participating clubs continuing to compete in their respective national leagues, preserving the traditional domestic match calendar which remains at the heart of the club game. FC Bayern says no to the Super League. In a stunning turn of events, Chelsea became the first team to back out of their Super League deal, CBS Sports insider James Benge confirmed. You have to find ways to make money, this format clearly does not work -- it's obsolete. Real Madridâs Perez: Super League contracts binding, project will go ahead. "As previously announced by FIFA and the six Federations, the clubs concerned will be banned from playing in any other competition at domestic, European or world level, and their players could be denied the opportunity to represent their national teams. The clubs involved must answer to their fans and the wider footballing community before taking any further steps.". The Super League had promised to begin play the shortly after the start of the men's breakaway league. We would still see a pretty similar knockout stage compared to this current season. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: soccer | pageType: stories | There is no doubt whatsoever of FIFA's disapproval for this. The big difference is that the winner of the competition would have played at least 17 matches as opposed to 13 under the current format. "Selfishness is replacing solidarity. European Super League collapsed on Tuesday night following withdrawal of all six Premier League sides. The Prime Minister and Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden met with representatives from the Football Association, the Premier League and football fan groups this morning to discuss action against the proposed European Super League. section: | slug: european-super-league-collapse-explained-whats-next-real-madrids-florentino-perez-and-barcelona-speak | sport: soccer | route: article_single.us | pic.twitter.com/M5bUTaXKmG. "The government of Spain does not support the initiative to create a soccer Super League promoted by several European clubs, including three Spanish clubs, because it understands that it has been conceived and proposed without counting on the representative organizations of this sport, both nationally and internationally. Mark Cudmore. We are used to meritocracy.". The Premier League would like to thank fans and all stakeholders for the support they have shown this week on this significant issue. In addition to the joint statement sent out by the major federations in Europe, the Premier League also issued a statement condemning plans from their big six on Sunday. "For some, supporters have become consumers, fans have become customers and competitions have become products," Ceferin said. Here's what he said, according to ANSA: "The government is carefully following the debate around the soccer Super League project and supports with determination the positions of the Italian and European soccer authorities to preserve national competitions, meritocratic values and the social function of sport". Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus have released a joint statement criticising the âunacceptable pressures and threatsâ from UEFA following the failed Super League ⦠And at FIFA, we can only strongly disapprove the creation of a super league which is a closed shop, which is a breakaway from the current institutions, from the leagues, from the associations, from UEFA and from FIFA, which is outside of the system. But the level of commitment to the European Super League is ⦠French president Emmanuel Macron is also condemning a breakaway league: "The President of the Republic welcomes the position of French clubs to refuse to participate in a European football Super League project threatening the principle of solidarity and sporting merit. As one of the world's top sports club, our intention shall always be to be at the forefront, this being an indispensable part of the club's identity and its sporting, social and institutional spirit. We felt it was important that our club participated in the development of a possible new structure that sought to better ensure financial fair play and financial sustainability whilst delivering significantly increased support for the wider football pyramid," chairman Daniel Levy said. I agree that CBS Sports can send me the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter". ", Manchester City (have asked out): "Manchester City Football Club can confirm that it has formally enacted the procedures to withdraw from the group developing plans for a European Super League. The Super League is not only still not dead and buried, but even the threat of ⦠UEFA wrapped up its election held for positions on UEFA executive committee and FIFA council in Montreux, Switzerland, and the 55 member associations unanimously approved a declaration strongly condemning the Super League on Tuesday. ", "Instead of playing the Champions [League] as it is, which is losing interest, now we must find something enticing which is to play amongst the big clubs. "UEFA, the European leagues and La Liga have been working at this for a long time and they will get their due answer. Juventus (noncommittal): "With reference to the press release published by Juventus Football Club S.p.A. on 19 April 2021, relating to the proposed creation of the Super League, and the ensuing public debate, the issuer clarifies to be aware of the request and intentions otherwise expressed by certain clubs to withdraw from this project, although the necessary procedures envisaged by the agreement among the clubs have not been completed. We are at a critical moment. ''There is a clear need to advance the existing UEFA competition model, presented by UEFA yesterday and concluding 24 months of extensive and collaborative consultation across the whole European football landscape. An August start with clubs participating in two groups of 10, playing home and away fixtures, with the top three in each group automatically qualifying for the quarterfinals. The European Super League collapsed on Wednesday as eight of the 12 founding members from England, Italy and Spain abandoned Real Madrid face Champions League expulsion as Florentino Perez insists Super League is 'on standby' - Smart Betting News The three breakaway clubs expressed their intentions of staying in Serie A while also participating in the Super League, Romano reports. This is what hurts most. Credit... Rodrigo Jimenez/EPA, via Shutterstock AC Milan (noncommittal): "We accepted the invitation to participate in the Super League project with the genuine intention to deliver the best possible European competition for football fans around the world and in the best interest of the club and our own fans. By clicking to run this downloaded file you agree to the, New Car Gadget Magically Removes Scratches & Dents. Twelve of ⦠Real Madrid: 3 big questions amidst Super Leagueâs apparent collapse. Covering the impact of coronavirus on the sports world. The Super League was a long-discussed idea for a closed competition that would feature Europe's biggest clubs. "But to bring forward proposals in the midst of COVID, in the midst of the economic crisis that exists for all clubs is an absolute scandal. © 2004-2021 CBS Interactive. More on his comments here. "Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden announces the launch of a fan led review of football following the 'European Super League' proposals pic.twitter.com/gKXOUxPV6o. His Juventus counterpart Andrea Agnelli played an arguably even more controversial role, having resigned from his position on Uefaâs executive committee and his chairmanship of the European Club Association in order to sign up to the project. "LaLiga strongly condemns the recently published proposal for a breakaway, elitist European competition that attacks the principles of open competition and sporting merit which are at the heart of the domestic and European football pyramid. If a breakaway league had been formed, at least two semifinalists would have been in a new competition. ", Al fin van a salir del "bar de las cinco de la mañana", de la "clandestinidad", los "gurus" de la superliga de "powerpint", embriagados de egoismo e insolidaridad. A DISCIPLINARY INVESTIGATION has been opened against Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus in connection to their involvement with the European Super League project, Uefa has announced. Here We Go: Latest on Cavani, Haaland, more, UCL Roundtable: Each team's underrated star, Pulisic makes history with goal in UCL semis, "The Super League still exists but is on 'standby.' Italian prime minister Mario Draghi said on Monday he supports UEFA's stance "to preserve national competitions, meritocratic values and the social function of sport." ", Sevilla: The winners of last season's Europa League, expressed their "outright rejection of a tournament based exclusively on economic parameters and outside the scope of action of UEFA." We would not provide permission to any competition that would be damaging to English football, and will take any legal and/or regulatory action necessary to protect the broader interests of the game. "For the club, harmony between all the groups that make up the Red & White family, especially our fans, is essential. Pep Guardiola, Manchester City coach: "It's not sport if it doesn't matter if you lose." "For new competitions to be formed involving clubs from different associations, approval would be required from the relevant National Associations, confederation and/or FIFA.
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