Promoters of a European Super League are heard again for a few days. After Andrea Agnelli (Juventus) and Florentino Perez (Real Madrid), the president of FC Barcelona Joan Laporta returned to the charge this Sunday. “With the Super League, the clubs will be masters of their destiny”, assured the Catalan leader during his opening speech at the ordinary general meeting of Barça, to which the 4,451 representatives of the socios (supporters-shareholders) of the club were convened. .
“The situation of the clubs is very worrying. We assume all costs and risks,” Laporta stressed. “European football is in a negative dynamic in terms of the number of supporters and the capture of new audiences. Young people are drawn to other forms of entertainment. If we add the State clubs, this generates a very delicate situation, ”depicted the Blaugrana president. Hello PSG…
A league “based on meritocracy”
“The Super League will take all these problems in hand and will offer a much more attractive, fair and competitive competition”, assured Laporta, advocating “an open league, based on meritocracy”. “I’m sure that if we can work freely, we will come up with a format that will suit everyone. There will be a court decision shortly and we will then open a new way of dialogue, ”insisted the Barça boss.
Laporta mentioned the decision that the Court of Justice of the EU in Luxembourg must render on an abuse of dominant position alleged against UEFA. The CJEU’s Advocate General is due to give an advisory opinion on December 15 and the final decision is expected in early 2023.
However in March, during an interview for the Spanish platform Sonora broadcast on Saturday, Laporta felt that “only playing between big clubs would be tiring”. “It’s good and healthy for a more modest team to beat the big guys. Like when Leicester won the English league. That’s football, ”he said then. A certain idea of meritocracy…