Florentino Pérez: “European club football is not and will never be a monopoly again”

MADRID, 21 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The president of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, welcomed this Thursday with “enormous satisfaction” the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) considering the veto of UEFA and FIFA to the organization of the Super League illegal, so celebrated that “European club football is not and will never again be a monopoly”, after “law, reason and freedom” prevailed.

“At Real Madrid we welcome with enormous satisfaction the decision adopted by the Court of Justice of the European Union, which is responsible for guaranteeing our principles, values ​​and freedoms. I anticipate two conclusions of great historical significance. Firstly, that European club football is not and will never again be a monopoly,” said the Madrid president in an institutional statement.

Secondly, Pérez applauded that from this Thursday “the clubs will be the masters of their destiny”, by “fully” recognizing their “right to propose and promote European competitions that modernize” football and “attract fans from all over the world.” world”.

“The Europe of Freedoms has triumphed again and today football and its fans have also triumphed. In the face of the pressures we have received for more than two years, law, reason and freedom prevail today,” added the president. of Real Madrid.

And Pérez, as the visible head of the Super League project, assured that the merengue entity “will continue working for the good of football.” “Just as almost 70 years ago we took a fundamental step in the history of football with the creation of the European Cup, today we once again have the duty and responsibility to give European football the new impetus it so badly needs,” he defended.