the UEFA he has done it again. Alexander Ceferin, President of the European body, does not bite the tongue, as usual, and returns to attack the most powerful clubs in the world, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, For its attempt to continue driving the Superliga.
The director told the German media Der Spiegel that he would not mind these institutions ceasing to be part of the confederation and that he sees it very ‘convenient’ how they plan to create the controversial competition but want to dispute the incoming Champions League.
“I wouldn’t mind them leaving, it’s very fun that they want to create a new competition and at the same time want to play in the Champions League this season,” he said. Ceferin.
And he added: “These clubs simply have incompetent managers. These guys have tried to kill football.”
According to the president of the UEFA, The aforementioned institutions “complain that wages are too high even though they themselves negotiate contracts” and that he sees as very inconsistent what is done by Florentino Pérez when trying to sign the galactic Kylian Mbappé.
“(Florentino) says that the Madrid he can only survive with one Super League and then try to sign Kylian Mbappé for 180 million euros, “said the director.
Ceferin confess that he suffered threats over the phone by an advisor Superliga. The president commented that this person suggested that the competition be organized by UEFA and when he refused, he told them that they were going to sue, as he adjudged that the clubs concerned had a lot of money and influence.
– Rejected FIFA idea –
To top it off, the Slovenian lawyer and businessman rejected FIFA’s idea of hosting a World Cup every two years, and hopes that it will come to our senses.
“I hope FIFA is right, I don’t think talking to everyone except the confederations is the right way to approach this. They haven’t told us anything, not a call, an email … nothing. We only know what we have seen in the press We may decide not to take part In what I know, South Americans think the same Good luck with a World Cup without our two confederations I don’t think it will ever happen, it goes against the basic principles of football. We would be killing the players if we asked them to play a one-month tournament every summer, “he concluded.