European Super League

[jairzinho]

Can't believe what a mess Florentino made. Expected a much more elaborate plan. Probably didn't expect governments to intervene, but with such a nonexistent campaign, can't argue they didn't have it coming.

To be fair to Florentino, wasn't the whole thing so far the announcement of a proposal ? Like just a proposal about their intentions? Don't think all the logistics were put in place yet tbh. Just some initial plans.

 

[raskolnikov]

https://twitter.com/barcacentre/status/1384646524425146370

Agnelli has lost his mind.

It will really be only RM and Juve left at the end.

Amazing, this fool backstabbed everyone and burned all bridges so he has to comit to his suicide jump. No turning back.

Would be funny if he shows up at the next uefa meeting sneaking in George Costanza style after realising he messed up big time quitting like that.

 

[Windhook]

What worries me is the repercussions by La Liga and UEFA will take this season. Expect some deduction of points the least for us, ATM and RM.

 

[Hardy]

https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1384653584684421122

?We're proposing a new competition, because current one isn't working. English clubs have been forced to leave, due to outside pressure?.

 

[raskolnikov]

To be fair to Florentino, wasn't the whole thing so far the announcement of a proposal ? Like just a proposal about their intentions? Don't think all the logistics were put in place yet tbh. Just some initial plans.

He seemed pretty firm about it last night. That "oh you thought I meant that? No way bro! Just thinking out loud" excuse wont work.
Thise reputations are ruined.

 

[Blaugrana Bull]

Nah, UEFA won't do that. After this quick collapse they will welcome the clubs back in and flex their muscles the next time there is a discussion about Super League.
They will go the easiest way that provides the most money and that is reconciling with the dirty dozen and make sure they themselves hold on to the power in the future.

 

[Yannik]

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/04/20/club-statement

As reported earlier this evening, Chelsea Football Club can confirm that it has begun the formal procedures for withdrawal from the group developing plans for a European Super League.

 

[Barcilliant]

So basically the other club heads let Perez be the fall guy? They didn't have the courage to front the media and they are still hiding.
Where is Laporta?

 

[FinBarcelonafan]

Soooo what happens to Real Madrid now? Huge penalties? What happens to Perez? I assume his head is chopped by Uefa and Fifa.

I assume Real will be out of CL and they will lose points with Atletico and Barca in LaLiga.

 

[Yannik]

if Perez has any decency left, he will resign.

 

[khaled_a_d]

Aint no point getting bad PR when everyone's busy burning the English clubs, Agnelli & Juve and Flo & Real Madrid.

Looks like Barca's strategy is to silently get out of it without being the source of attention.

I don't blame him for this.
It is the low risk strategy IMO

 

[khaled_a_d]

Huge win for UEFA, think they're surprised themselves. Most likely the government intervention helped their case, but they showed the power's not really in big clubs' hands like they thought it was.

Will be interesting to see what approach UEFA takes after this.

A deserved win too IMO.
UEFA was pressured by big clubs year after year, and at some point they thought they hold all the cards.
UEFA came prepared IMO, and obviously with help of the governments (which they obviously have strong ties to) it wasn't even fair fight

 

[khaled_a_d]

If this collapses Florentino and Andrea Agnelli will never be able to show their faces again. This was their legacy project.

Andrea Agnelli is going to leave anyway, he will be moving into bigger position in Ferrarri sooner or later.
He can go this war till the end and not care about his reputation since he is leaving the game sooner or later

 

[Givenchy]

Soooo what happens to Real Madrid now? Huge penalties? What happens to Perez? I assume his head is chopped by Uefa and Fifa.

I assume Real will be out of CL and they will lose points with Atletico and Barca in LaLiga.

I think its more likely Madrid, as with the PL clubs, come running back with their tail between their legs. Under normal circumstances the clubs would be heavily punished and rightfully so but the pandemic has fucked everyone's finances to the point financial penalties would probably have a knock on effect to the leagues, as would point deductions/competition bans.

In the ideal world though, all clubs involved should face a 2 window transfer ban and Madrid, United and Juve a 2 year CL ban for being the ring leaders in this shit.

As for Perez, he'll have to resign.

 

[Luftstalag14]

From the statement the ESL released, it looks like Perez and the hardcore ESL people are digging their heels and refusing to budge, they might even sue those English clubs for breaching their contracts.

I don't know what is Laporta waiting for. Without the English clubs and at its current state, there is no way the ESL will turn this around and launch it as scheduled. Our "look and see" approach is going to bring us a lot more bad publicity and cost us in the end, I am afraid.

Do the right thing Laporta and get us out.