Actual Madrid president Florentino Perez used the membership’s Normal Meeting to launch yet one more spherical of assaults geared toward La Liga and, unsurprisingly, Barcelona.
Notably, Perez’s phrases painted the image of a president extra targeted on creating rigidity than addressing the actual points dealing with Spanish soccer.
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Perez selected to revive the now-abandoned ‘Miami Plan’, the proposal that may have seen Barcelona and Villarreal play a league match in america.
Earlier than repeating his criticism, it is very important perceive that the plan collapsed largely due to political, monetary, and logistical limitations – not due to some heroic intervention from Actual Madrid.
Nonetheless, Perez insisted on framing it in another way, saying, “It’s not regular for the president of La Liga to advertise a match exterior of Spain. Even Barcelona’s captain, Frenkie de Jong, doesn’t assume it’s regular.”
He continued with, “It’s not regular La Liga helps Barcelona and Villarreal, receiving additional monetary incentives for enjoying in Miami.”
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Double requirements? Perhaps…
Curiously, what he selected to not point out is that Barcelona had been following a challenge proposed and supported by La Liga – a challenge geared toward increasing Spanish soccer’s international presence.
Curiously, that is precisely what Perez himself has advocated for when it fits Actual Madrid’s business pursuits.
Florentino Perez has as soon as once more triggered controversy (Photograph by JAVIER SORIANO/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
Perez additional tried to painting Actual Madrid because the lone defender of Spanish soccer governance, declaring,
“Everybody was in opposition to the Miami match. Even the Barcelona gamers participated within the protests.
“Nevertheless, so far as we all know, no different membership filed a grievance in opposition to the CSD (Spanish Nationwide Sports activities Council). Solely Actual Madrid. We do have that energy.”
Calling out the Negreira case… Once more!
The Actual Madrid president later turned to the refereeing system and once more used the Negreira case to solid shadows over Barcelona.
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He said, “It’s a disgrace for Spanish soccer that of the 35 referees chosen for the Membership World Cup, FIFA didn’t choose any Spanish referee.”
He then added, “It isn’t regular that FC Barcelona has paid the vice-president of the referees greater than €28 million for not less than eight years.
“Regardless of the purpose, it’s not regular. He had key features within the refereeing system, together with speaking promotions and relegations.
“A interval that coincides, coincidentally, with probably the most profitable interval of FC Barcelona in our nation.”
However as soon as once more, Perez used selective storytelling. Barcelona have repeatedly said their place, cooperated with investigations, and maintained that every one funds had been for consultancy work, whereas no governing physique has accused the membership of match-fixing.