President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Alexander Ceferin commented on the situation around the Super League project. His words leads Associated Press.
The head of UEFA set a condition for the four founding clubs of the new tournament, which was not yet officially announced a refusal of the project. We are talking about Madrid “Real”, “Barcelona”, “Juventus” and “Milan”. Cherinin stressed that these clubs can stay without the Champions League if they prefer their own competition.
“It is quite obvious that clubs will have to decide whether they are the team of the Super League or the European Club. If they say that” We are in Super League “, then, of course, they do not play in the Champions League. And if they are ready for this , they can play in their own tournament.
While we are waiting for a legal assessment of what happened. But everyone understands that their actions will not remain without consequences, “said Cherin.
UEFA President remembered that he felt some time before the announcement of the creation of the Super League.
“This was in the air, something happened. But I still thought that people could not lie so much. If they wanted to do this, they would not participate in the meeting of the European clubs on Friday. However, they Tested all the worst of the possible ways.
The worst day was Saturday. Then I realized that this is a real betrayal, some people lied for years. It was rather strange because I did not know what exactly would happen tomorrow. It seems that something will be announced, but no one knows what it is.
Then they called me from three or four clubs and said: “We are very sorry, but we had to agree, otherwise would have stayed outside the project.” But then on Sunday, when I woke up, I was sure that I would face this problem and solve it, “said Ceferin.
At the moment, the superliga project is suspended. The discontent from UEFA and the threat of sanctions led to the fact that six clubs of the British Premier League (APL) from among the founders of the new tournament refused to participate in it. The project was then abandoned by Inter and Atletico
About the new tournament was announced on the night from 18 to 19 April. The statement appeared on the website of Madrid Real. In the future, it was the President of the “Royal Club” Florentino Perez positioned as the head of the Super League.