26 clubs from the first, second and third divisions of Brazilian soccer They took a new step this Wednesday for the creation of their own League, but there is still no attachment of another block made up of so-called elite teams.
This Wednesday, in an assembly held at Rio de Janeirothe so-called Liga Forte Futebol (LLF) block, led by Fluminense, Internacional and Atlético Mineiro, approved the proposal by stockbroker XP Investimentos, advised by Spain’s LaLiga.
Without disclosing the details of the amounts, the clubs issued a joint statement in which they announced ABC de Natal as a new member of the bloc and gave a period of ninety days to close negotiations with the company that operates the market of finance.
“The approved proposal is valid for LFF clubs independently and also for a single league of forty clubs (first and second division), in the event of unification,” the statement said.
A Brazilian-style Premier League
The model, featured by 26 clubs, is the English Premier League, where the difference for the distribution of dividends between the teams considered “big” and the smallest is the smallest in the tournaments of the main countries .
“We have taken an important step with the signing of 26 clubs, but we will continue with the goal that everyone will sign. This is a movement that has everything to be like the other major leagues in the world, like the Premier and LaLiga,” declared Marcelo Paz, president of Lakas.
The group of 26 teams consists of abc, Athletico Paranaense, Atlético Mineiro, America of Belo Horizonte, Athletic Goianiense, Alas, brusque, chapecoense, Coritiba, Ceará, criciúma, CRB, CSA, cuiabá, Figueirense, fluminense, Strength Y Goias.
Also Internacional, Juventude, Londrina, Náutico, Operario, Sport Recife, Vila Nova and Tombense. The list includes teams that were relegated from the second to the third division in 2023 and are already part of negotiations.
In May, another 17 clubs created the Libra block (Brazilian League), led by Palmeiras, Corinthians, Sao Paulo, Santos, Bragantino, Guaraní, Ponte Preta, Flamengo, Vasco da Gama, Botafogo and Cruzeiro, owned by former soccer player Ronaldo Nazário. .
In addition to all the clubs in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, except Fluminense, the Libra group also includes Sampaio Correia and Vitoria
Among the teams not aligned to either of the two blocs are the Mr and the Guild.
For the management of a new league, the companies Codajas Sports Kapital (CSK), acting with the investment bank BTG Pactual and backed by Libra, and the consortium consisting of Live Mode and 1190, are also fighting separately.
Source: La Verdad
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