Atlético, the last to join the Superliga

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Atlético was the last of the 12 founders, but they have already made their adhesion to the new European Super League official. After the cascade of communications that began this Sunday, the rojiblanco club has waited for the Board of Directors on Monday, where its entry into the project has been approved.

The rojiblancos thus join Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Juventus, Milan, Inter, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham in the creation of a Super League that “It was born with the desire to be the best sports competition at club level in the world.” In the statement, Atlético also speaks of the need to “hold talks with UEFA and FIFA seeking the best solutions for the Super League and for world football as a whole.”

The text also affects the consequences of the pandemic as an accelerator of the project: “The creation of the new League occurs when the global pandemic has accelerated the instability of the current economic model of European football. (…) The pandemic has revealed that a strategic vision and a commercial approach are necessary to increase the value and aid in benefit of the football pyramid as a whole “. It also remembers the intention to carry out a women's competition.

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Florentino Pérez, president of Real Madrid, will be the new president of the Super League. The white president, recently re-elected for four more years as president of Real Madrid, explained in the founding statement of the Superliga the reasons for the new breakthrough competition with UEFA: “We are going to help football at all levels to take its rightful place in the world. Football is the only global sport in the world with more than 4 billion fans and our responsibility as big clubs is to respond to the wishes of fans”.

Supporting the new European league, Andrea Agnelli, President of Juventus and Vice President of the Super League said:

“Our 12 Founding Clubs represent billions of fans around the world. We have come together at this critical moment, so that European competition is transformed, giving the sport we love a foundation that is sustainable for the future, substantially increasing solidarity. and giving fans and amateur players a dream and top-quality matches that will fuel their passion for football. “

Joel Glazer, Manchester United Co-President and Super League Vice President, said:

“By bringing together the best clubs and players in the world to play against each other throughout the season, the Super League will open a new chapter for European football, ensuring world-class competition and facilities, and greater financial support for the pyramid of football. football in general “.

Barcelona has also published the joint statement prepared by the 12 founding teams of the Superliga. The azulgrana team waited for the morning of this Monday to emit said note.