Javier TebasPresident of The leaguehas again filed against the Super League in a wide-ranging interview with ‘The Guardian’. “The big clubs want others to live on alms. I’m not afraid to say things,” he said from London. “Other people find it difficult to leave their comfort zone. They say they are cautious, but being cautious can lead to cowardice and recklessness in not defending the things that need to be defended.”
“The new proposal is worse than the first one, which most clubs and leagues lobbied to remove,” he said. “It will not have the support of the clubs and I think it will be very difficult to approve it. The current system, despite all its flaws, is better and better than the one proposed by the Super League.”
Tebas’ disagreements with Florentino Pérez, president of one of the clubs most committed to the Super League with FC Barcelona, come from afar: “Perez’s goal is the big clubs, the richest and has the most assets, can direct “football in Europe. And the rest are just vassals, who should be happy with what is given to them. The main differences I have with Florentino are two completely opposite models of professional football, both at national and European level.”
Tebas also criticized the state-clubs: “If you look at the window at the moment, the Premier League clubs have spent 38 million euros. Last year at this time 800 million were spent and the state-supported clubs is an important part of those operations. . I don’t think they will do that again this time, but we will keep an eye on it. UEFA and the Premier League realize that the system of state-backed clubs, or any club that there’s a lot of support that keeps losing, it’s not a good model.”
He hopes to avoid a 32-team World Cup
Tebas also talks about the UEC, with which he has been closely involved since its recent creation. “UEC is not an anti-ECA project, that’s a mistake people make. They need to realize that UEC is here to contribute, not detract, from the bigger picture.” Amid such projects, he did not forget a promise to take legal action that would prevent the FIFA World Cup from expanding to 32 teams. “It’s on the top of my mind. Look at the ECJ ruling. It refers to the Super League but it is totally applicable to decisions made by FIFA where the process is not correct, where what they approve destroys the football ecosystem.” This is all I can say.”
“I will try to make it fail. And we are not the only ones, by the way. The players care about their welfare and this kind of competition only brings money to a series of clubs and pressures the calendar,” added top leader of LaLiga.
Source: La Verdad
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