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The interview makes it seem like it won't happen imo
It is true that in Madrid (ranging from fans to club) there are many that only think about being the first. Sometimes it may be a caricature of ourselves.That's sad to be honest. It feels like you have spent so long being untouchable as a club that some fans have lost sight of competition. I mean you bought Ronaldo off of us when we were objectively the better team at the time. Thats not meant to be an attack on Madrid in any way. You guys are an awesome club but I so much wish that the majority of your fans were opposed to this and understood that your problems were created by your owners. 600k a week to a player you refused to sell. I mean the reason United stooped so low isn't City or the oil clubs its our own bad decisions. We should have to deal with this and not get to pull the ladder up behind us.
Way to crap on the other 2 founding members of the super league
Way to crap on the other 2 founding members of the super league
Bahaha thanks for the laughs you twoI saw Florentino Perez at a grocery store in Madrid yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything.
He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?”
I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying.
The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter.
When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.
Firstly Ronaldo would have gone there for less salary probably such was his desire to play in a warmer climate in a latin culture similar to what he grew up in,
Secondly it wasn't Madrid that started paying players 600,000 a week first. I think you'd probably have to go back to when PSG signed Neymar as the moment suddenly the going rate for the worlds top players doubled overnight. going from maybe 300,000 a week to 600,000, because once Neymar is on that kind of money, then the worlds top 10 players want equal parity immediately. Maybe there's plans for a salary cap in the new super league, and maybe that's another reason why PSG haven't been invited. I think this new league could be a way from the big clubs to try to stop sugar daddy clubs like PSG from completely taking over and dominating due to unlimited resources.
Well I'm not for it, I think it spits in the face of the likes of Everton, Ajax, Roma, Leicester etc, clubs with great history, but I'd like to hear both sides of the debate for a few days before being certain as to know what is fully going on here. I am aware all players, managers and fans groups have come out and trashed it, so I would absolutely agree with their opinions.I think PSG was invited, but this whole point is moot when City is a part of it regardless. City is not joining to be restricted in how their spending is done, they could have just stayed in the current system if that was the case. There's not going to be a salary cap, the players would never agree to that. Unfortunately, you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. I need to stretch myself for the kind of reach people are going with in trying to portray this greedy power-grab as some kind of response as to how money has ruined football.
The whole lot is rotted. I definitely think UEFA is corrupt as well, so it's not as if they are paragons of virtue in this situation, some of it is of their own doing. However, if anybody thinks for one second that these founding clubs, and their owners, are going to be the leading source of the reforms the game needs, I've got several bridges to sell to those people.Well I'm not for it, I think it spits in the face of the likes of Everton, Ajax, Roma, Leicester etc, clubs with great history, but I'd like to hear both sides of the debate for a few days before being certain as to know what is fully going on here. I am aware all players, managers and fans groups have come out and trashed it, so I would absolutely agree with their opinions.
But we keep hearing how corrupt UEFA are, how corrupt football is, How corrupt City and PSG are with bending the rules and constantly increasing their influence among UEFA and in the game. That football has lost it's soul already due to the sugar-daddy clubs slowly building a monopoly in the game and that UEFA are doing nothing about it, probably because they are being paid off. So something has to give eventually.....so i'm just wondering despite this super league seeming like an obvious power grab, could anything positive come from it at all, and has it come about due to the big clubs lack of trust in UEFA's ability to sort football out?
By what being said by the hacks in the papers, City got in due to fear of missing out.I think PSG was invited, but this whole point is moot when City is a part of it regardless. City is not joining to be restricted in how their spending is done, they could have just stayed in the current system if that was the case. There's not going to be a salary cap, the players would never agree to that. Unfortunately, you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. I need to stretch myself for the kind of reach people are going with in trying to portray this greedy power-grab as some kind of response as to how money has ruined football.
By what being said by the hacks in the papers, City got in due to fear of missing out.
F.Perez confirmed the salary cap based on revenue. A team are free to pay a player or two the million per week wage while maintaining a squad of fillers to offset, and stay within the cap. Not all the teams are on this aiming to win the whole thing. They just want to maintain the status, thus the incoming stream. Last but not least, this ESL promises to give a bigger payout to its participation. It helps with their current wage. And if this goes as plan, then this becomes the dog's bollocks, which means big players want to be a part of it, giving more power to the clubs in negotiating in the future.
Perez Breakdown so far:
"The major clubs of England, Spain and Italy have to give a solution to the bad situation that football is experiencing"
"More competitive games will make everyone earn more money."
"We came to the conclusion that by doing the Super League instead of the CL we could help the lost income."
"The Super League will save clubs financially."
"Here at Real Madrid we lost a lot of money and we're in a very bad situation. Top clubs in Spain and England are coming to conclusions about fixing football. Madrid alone lost ?400m and nothing was being done about that."
"UEFA threats? Football needs to evolve, audiences are going down."
"Football was losing interest from fans, we need a change."
"16-24 year old fans of that age don't have interest in football. Football needs to adapt to the new generations, now."
"All I do is for the good of football."
"The Super League will generate more money. It?s more attractive. Manchester-Barca will be more attractive than Manchester vs a smaller team."
"Teams can come in to the Super League, we never thought of that it's not a closed league, and we always thought about sporting merit. Sevilla can perfectly join the Super League the same way they can go to the CL in their league position."
"We have 15 teams + another 5 teams. Those 5 teams will earn their place every season."
"If you win, you receive ?120-130m from UEFA but with Super League we will earn much more."
"The new Champions League format will not save football. I don't understand it, it won't help anything."
"I came in 2000 to save Real Madrid from financial ruin and I did. I saved the club."
"UEFA is a monopoly, what we're trying to do is save football. They must be transparent, and UEFA never has had a good history."
"I don't know why UEFA has been threatening since our press release says we would work out with them and FIFA."
"The players can stay totally calm about their national teams. The ban can't happen."
"How can La Liga lose prestige? It won't lose value with the Super League. Those two competitions can coexist."
"Champions League is attractive only from the quarterfinals. Nobody cares about the games before."
"We haven't invited PSG, and didn't talk to any German club yet."
"If PSG and Bayern Munich refuse, the Super League competition will not be canceled. This is an erroneous claim."
"We don’t want the rich teams to be richer and the poor teams to be poorer"
"The 15 founding clubs are the ones that matter the most in terms of entertainment. Others likes of Napoli and Roma will have a chance to be in the competition one year or another, then we'll see."
"Ceferin insulted Agnelli and that is totally unacceptable. We don?t want a president who insults another president."
"Everyone says that the Super League is the rich club's league, when that's not true, it's the league to save football."
"Boris Johnson said he will do everything to cancel the Super League? Someone must have told to him that the Premier League would disappear: it's false, it's not true. Everything will go back to normal."
"If we continue with the CL, interest will decrease further and even more with the new format."
"We don't want the rich teams to be richer and poor teams to be poorer. Football is a unity. Right now it's at a freefall."
"VAR? You mean Tebas' VAR or normal VAR? (laughs) There will be VAR, and a financial fair-play in this league."
"I didn't have to convince Laporta to join, this Super League will help Barcelona and football. They are in a bad moment. This is the worst situation I've ever seen in 20 years, economically."
"We have been working on this project for a long time."
The salary cap is on the club.This all sounds good, I would like to see it happen, I just don't think players will agree to a salary cap or want to join clubs that have a salary cap. I don't know a lot of these big teams want parity in that manner, it goes against their interest. I think there are so many legal and logistical headaches in these proposed changes, and an all-out war with UEFA/FIFA on top, if this league is to happen at all, it's off to the worst start I could ever think of.
But that's the problem, is that part where after Mbappe, or Kane/Son you say stamp down on the rest, or reasonable wage. It's basically becoming like the NBA where you have 3 max players and 12 bench-fillers and trophy chasers at the end of their careers. Do top players really want to be a part of that kind of new system? It's only 20 clubs, with a cap on their salary, and there's a lot of great players out there who will want more that those clubs would suddenly be unable to offer even if they had the resources. Regardless of the initial cash influx, or higher sponsorships, it seems to benefit the owners far more than the fans in any way, because that money will be limited in how it can be distributed to their team.The salary cap is on the club.
Players would just receive offers from club like normal. For example, RM can offer MBappe 1million per week wage. Then paying the rest of the squad, reasonable wage. All this while keeping the book under the cap, as RM makes much more in ESL than CL. For Spurs, they can give Kane, Son crazy wage, but stamp down on the rest. They're making good money for the owner by participating in this competition. There is no punishment for doing badly once they're guaranteed an entry every years. That's perfect for them.
The question is whether the player wants to involve in this ESL, or stay in UEFA system before things smooth out.
Yeah. I see a mess that would take plenty of time to sort out. Just trying to explain the salary cap.
Because......who the actual feck are Manchester City and who cares about them?
It's clear now that the motive of the owners, chairmen of these clubs want is NBA or similar.But that's the problem, is that part where after Mbappe, or Kane/Son you say stamp down on the rest, or reasonable wage. It's basically becoming like the NBA where you have 3 max players and 12 bench-fillers and trophy chasers at the end of their careers. Do top players really want to be a part of that kind of new system? It's only 20 clubs, with a cap on their salary, and there's a lot of great players out there who will want more that those clubs would suddenly be unable to offer even if they had the resources. Regardless of the initial cash influx, or higher sponsorships, it seems to benefit the owners far more than the fans in any way, because that money will be limited in how it can be distributed to their team.
What am I missing here? Why would clubs like City, or even Real Madrid and Barcelona go for this when they've long had such huge wage bills that's allowed them to dominate other teams?
As soon as Sky stopped broadcasting and hyping La Liga in the U.K. most people didn’t really care. So the man’s delusional. La Liga might be popular in South America, but in most of Africa and Asia English teams are peoples first team and real passion. In Brazil/Argentina the people support their own teams first and watch El Classico as a pastime.Florentino Perez: "When Madrid and Barcelona play, the world stops. It's a luxury that we have here. When Manchester United and City play that doesn't happen."
How much of it was down to the Messi v Ronaldo factor ? I'd love to know the differences in views pre and post.As soon as Sky stopped broadcasting and hyping La Liga in the U.K. most people didn’t really care. So the man’s delusional. La Liga might be popular in South America, but in most of Africa and Asia English teams are peoples first team and real passion. In Brazil/Argentina the people support their own teams first and watch El Classico as a pastime.
Yes definitely that was also a huge factor.How much of it was down to the Messi v Ronaldo factor ? I'd love to know the differences in views pre and post.
Why? It sounds like everything is signed already. And they seem to sure they can’t be kicked out. I want them to be kicked out now, let them learn.The interview makes it seem like it won't happen imo
They act as if the Super League is inevitable to psychologically intimidate all opposition. Pure arrogance, "we're too powerful to not get things our way" when reality is not as easy and simple.Why? It sounds like everything is signed already. And they seem to sure they can’t be kicked out. I want them to be kicked out now, let them learn.
We need to see the first round by seeing if they can be kicked out and lose out on the money first.They act as if the Super League is inevitable to psychologically intimidate all opposition. Pure arrogance, "we're too powerful to not get things our way" when reality is not as easy and simple.
Someone made a point on sky sports, citing inside sources, and it makes sense. But they don’t really care about getting kicked out.Why? It sounds like everything is signed already. And they seem to sure they can’t be kicked out. I want them to be kicked out now, let them learn.
You realise you probably won't even play in old Trafford if this shit goes through.Someone made a point on sky sports, citing inside sources, and it makes sense. But they don’t really care about getting kicked out.
1) They are leaving the CL anyways
2) They will prioritise ESL over domestic leagues
3) They prefer their players not playing in international competitions.
What I want to know. If it goes through will there be any system in place to make sure that owners like the Glazer spend the money on infrastructure and don’t just pocket it. Suppose will know if OT gets a new lick of paint.
I think they’ll eventually do that for the knock out stages. But Real Madrid have recently invested heavily in their stadium so Perez plans on still having his team play there.You realise you probably won't even play in old Trafford if this shit goes through.
This super league will be held all over the world in like dubai one round new York another Singapore another etc
No as in American sports, they don’t have to invest that much. It’s a disgrace.Someone made a point on sky sports, citing inside sources, and it makes sense. But they don’t really care about getting kicked out.
1) They are leaving the CL anyways
2) They will prioritise ESL over domestic leagues
3) They prefer their players not playing in international competitions.
What I want to know. If it goes through will there be any system in place to make sure that owners like the Glazer spend the money on infrastructure and don’t just pocket it. Suppose will know if OT gets a new lick of paint.
You will be second in the premier ... you will do a rebuilding, a Champions semi-final but in the end they will swallow you up.
In the end, having won for 60 years and being the most legendary club in England will not matter. When someone says Manchester, the fan will answer "City?", and I say this without bitternes
He explained it. More money for real madrid means he'll be able to buy Mbappe and Haaland which will save football.This helps all of football. Then doesn't explain in any way how it helps anyone outside the 12.
I was obviously against this before, but after reading those quotes from Perez it’s left me even more confused. and C Why are teams like Unitedity bothered about saving Madrid and Barca. They’ve fecked their own finances through mismanagement and also just got a €600 million loan for putting a roof on the their stadium.
Plus the bit about 16-24 year olds makes no sense at all. Maybe because they are having to use illegal ways of watching because it’s too expensive to pay for sky or actually go to the game.
This helps all of football. Then doesn't explain in any way how it helps anyone outside the 12.