The brand new format of the UEFA Champions League has taken inspiration from the idea visualised by Actual Madrid president Florentino Perez for the European Tremendous League.
In spite of everything, Los Blancos have been ready to interrupt free from UEFA’s monopoly and create with different elite golf equipment in Europe the place groups would play in a league of their very own.
The benefits of the proposed mannequin have been clear – a greater share of the revenue and superior financial returns to golf equipment that generate extra income from their viewership.
Tebas speaks on the Tremendous League
Chatting with the media earlier this week, La Liga president Javier Tebas spoke in depth in regards to the European Tremendous League that Florentino Perez has been attempting to pioneer for years and all the things incorrect with it.
“The very first thing, let or not it’s very clear who’s behind it. Florentino Perez. It’s a must to present your face,” he started.
“Second, it isn’t critical that we’ve got three codecs in three years. We are able to’t be speaking about saving soccer, as Perez stated, and do that,” he added.
Talking on the idea of an autonomous league run with out an overseeing physique, Tebas elaborated on the issues within the mannequin.
“It is usually very unserious to current a format that doesn’t speak about governance. Or the tv mannequin. In the future all the things is free, one other day it’s hybrid, one other day I don’t know what it’s like. It seems like a circus.”
The La Liga president even had harsh criticism in the direction of the format of qualification proposed for the competitors, claiming an ‘elitist’ strategy.
“Groups can qualify from the nationwide leagues, however of the 16 slots, 12 belong to the 5 main leagues. It appears a bit elitist,” stated Tebas.
“Then they’re speaking about Spain having three, however possibly it’s two. Who’s going to go? The same old ones, Actual Madrid and Barcelona,” he added.
Tebas’ ultimate touch upon the format itself was about how it will enhance the financial divide between the elite and different golf equipment within the respective nationwide leagues.
“In the event that they all the time go to a contest that we assume will generate some huge cash, there’ll nonetheless be extra hole within the nationwide competitions,” he remarked.
“And the extra financial hole, the much less aggressive it’s and the extra worth it’ll lose.”
Giving his ultimate verdict on the subject, Tebas insisted that the brand new league would solely destroy soccer, saying,
“I’m certain it will do devastating injury. Greater than saving soccer, that mission to which Actual Madrid got here, appears to return to destroy it,” he concluded.
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