Real Madrid President Florentino Perez Insists Super League is Still Alive

Real Madrid President Florentino Perez Insists Super League is Still Alive

Isaac Darko
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:04 PM
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  • Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has insisted his hopes for a European Super League are still alive, with the judicial process still ongoing
  • The 75-year-old has been a leading figure in calls for Europe's elite football clubs to secede from UEFA competitions
  • Florentino Perez was the chairman of last year's proposed breakaway competition which collapsed due to political and public pressure

Florentino Perez has disclosed plans for European football's elite to break away from UEFA competitions are still ongoing.

The Real Madrid supremo was one of the brains behind the plans to establish a pan-continental league that would have included all the big clubs in Europe.

` as clubs quickly pulled out due to opposition from domestic leagues, politicians, and fans.

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Real Madrid President Florentino Perez says the Super League dream is still alive. Credit: @elchiringuito
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But Perez, chairman of the Super League, still maintains the dream to organise the league is still alive and it could change football for the better.

In an interview with Spanish sports show El Chiringuito TV, quoted by Infinite Madrid, Perez said:

“Yes, Super League is still alive - of course. We are on it. No one left the Super League.
“Champions League football for us has never been in doubt. We've never been worried for Real Madrid to be excluded by Uefa.”
"Of course. We are in the Luxembourg court, and there will be a hearing shortly. We believe that we have the right to organize competitions between us."
"We understand that UEFA is a monopoly and in this Europe of 27 [EU member states] a pillar is that of competition."

Florentino Perez Makes Interesting Revelation About Mbappé After Missing Out on PSG Star

Sports Brief earlier reported that Florentino Perez has disclosed Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappé changed in the last few days leading to his change of heart.

Mbappé, a long-term target for Real Madrid, was reportedly on the cusp of switching Ligue 1 for the La Liga however, the 2018 World Cup winner ended up extending his deal with the Parisians till 2025.

According to the celebrated president of Real Madrid, Mbappé was bent on joining the 14-time European champions only for the 23-year-old to change his mind at the eleventh hour.

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Isaac Darko is a La Liga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga editor at Sports Brief with a Degree in Journalism and Communications from Ghana Institute of Journalism (2010)
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