Fifa (Illustration) – FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP
It was long overdue but we now know the official positioning of Fifa, which we suspected that it would not go in the direction of the great bazaar of the Super League. The body of world football is somewhere between the blue helmets and aggressive diplomacy: the latter “can only disapprove of a closed and dissident European League outside the structures of football”, as she indicated on Monday in a press release. in reference to the launch by twelve European clubs of their alternative to an aging Champions League.
“Fifa wants to clarify that it is firmly positioned in favor of solidarity in football and a fair redistribution model,” writes the Zurich-based body. “Fifa always stands in favor of unity in world football and calls on all parties involved in heated discussions to engage in a calm, constructive and balanced dialogue for the good of this game.”