“The Super League? We fight against the club-states”

The president of FC Barcelona, Joan Laportadefends with conviction the project of the Superliga that continues to confront him, along with the Juventus and Real Madridto the UEFA. In an interview on Barça TV and on the club’s website to celebrate the first year of his mandate after winning the elections on March 7, the maximum Barça leader has specified that this company (the other clubs that withdrew would still form part “legally “) has undertaken “all legal actions with the aim of defending the right to free competition within the framework of the European Union” to demonstrate that “the Superliga It’s feasible and legal.”

As they are still pending the resolution of the dispute with the continental sports organization, “there is still no resolution of the lawsuit but these actions are proving us right.” The three clubs are working “to be prepared so that when there is a final sentence, we have a format for the competition.”

Because the Barça Are you in the Super League?, they have asked you. Laporta he had a clear answer and points to the rich clubs that belong to state sponsors. “We are first to fight with the state clubs. The regulations are strict with us, with the clubs that are members, but we cannot compete against them because they do not follow the regulations.” And he argues it: “The ‘fair play’ finance, for example, is not harmonized across Europe. On France and in the Premier, so so. Here we are strict and with this we cannot compete against those who break the rules and belong to a state with a money-making machine.” And he gives an example: “We find that if we go to sign, they offer so much for five.” The Superliga presents a series of control standards that everyone must comply with. The UEFA It has been very flexible and very lax with these state clubs and it makes us suspicious because they are the state clubs that finance UEFA. And this has not sat well with us and we want to combat it.”

Laporta insists that they have “maintained bridges of dialogue with UEFA to make a Champions attractive and can be done”, but first, he assures, “we must change the mentality of the UEFA“. And he maintains it from the Barça point of view and its history. “We have to compete with our history, our style, our players but we want to compete at the same level”.

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