Champions League - Perez calls for 'Super League'

Eurosport - Sun, 05 Jul 21:00:00 2009

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is plotting a football revolution in Europe after calling for the continent's biggest clubs to create a new 'Super League'.

FOOTBALL 2009-2010 La Liga Florentino Pérez Perez Real Madrid Foto. EFE - 0

Perez, who returned for a second stint as president of the Spanish giants last month, has embarked on a multi-million spending spree over the past few weeks, signing the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Karim Benzema as part of his plan to assemble a new generation of galacticos.

The 62-year-old is now casting his net even wider in his bid to alter the face of European football, and told Spanish television: "We have to agree a new European Super League which guarantees that the best always play the best - something that does not happen in the Champions League."

Perez added, however, that he hoped his proposed format could be implemented "without abandoning the national leagues".

PA Sport

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  1. obviously he wants more big games, he's got to pay­ for those players somehow....and he doesn't want­ Real to get knocked out by a small team

    From Chill, on Sun 5 Jul 8:47PM

  2. i think redgeoff needs to steal a dictionary himself­ then he might be able to spell the word dohhh!

    From SCOTT, on Sun 5 Jul 8:16PM

  3. Sounds good really

    From nezvedz, on Sun 5 Jul 8:14PM

  4. A euro super league will be the death of football ,­ just look at the crowds at champs lge dead rubbers ­ nuff said

    From anthony h, on Sun 5 Jul 8:06PM

  5. Here we go again. The man with the World's BIGGEST­ EGO is talking s@#t again! It has NEVER been about the­ football for him. It is all about Marketing, Capitalism­ and his self obssesed business interests. Until people­ like him are not allowed to run clubs things will not­ change. What ever happened to the 'spirit of the­ game' and the battle of competition. This clown has­ made everything about MONEY. What role model is he???­ This should be no suprise from Madrid. They have always­ rapped other clubs for their best players and tried to­ create in imbalance in football. Shame on you Madrid.­ Shame on you Perez. I just God above shows you who is­ the greatest!

    From Peter, on Sun 5 Jul 8:03PM

  6. stockport county are the spirit of the game ask mcity­ fans!!!down but never out.

    From nlwarburton, on Sun 5 Jul 7:43PM

  7. Perez is a megalomaniac fascist nutcase. (Liverpool­ fans steal a disctionary and find out what it­ means).Zack p what's Michael Carrick if not a good­ midfielder and Anderson will be given time to develop.­ Who knows Hargreaves might even play again next­ season.!
    And Paul Scholes is still better than anyone­ at L'pool or city and he's on his way to­ rretirement.

    From redgeoff, on Sun 5 Jul 7:32PM

  8. great to way to further the growing dislike for real­ madrid perez you goon. hope they win nothing.

    From Dominic, on Sun 5 Jul 7:22PM

  9. dirty real, this years CL was about clearly the bests­ too! There was a Man United-Barca Final! Dont remember?­ And there was a Real Madrid-Liverpool tie in the best­ 16 stage! :):):) Dont remember? :) I think, madrid want­ the new league, bcos they can not win the CL!­ !!!ANTIMADRIDISTA!!!

    From damnsoldja, on Sun 5 Jul 6:59PM

  10. "The best will play the best" - and the rest­ of you can rot in a 2nd rate penniless hell. If it­ wasn't for Bradford City I would have no interest­ in football - and BCFC are skint!!!!

    From Andrew, on Sun 5 Jul 6:44PM

  11. I was out of touch for a week and came back for the­ joke of the year - United actually paid money for an­ old Liverpudlian geiatric with broken legs? Has the MON­ fra Scotlan lost his wee mind?

    From Rob, on Sun 5 Jul 6:37PM

  12. He only said that to try and prove that Real Madrid are­ better than any other team in Europe which if this­ happened they would be bottom.

    From Man United For Life, on Sun 5 Jul 6:23PM

  13. Says currently the most corrupted man in football­ business.
    Real Madrid it seems are not afriad to sign­ anyone, apart from defenders of course

    From lopezmaxi92, on Sun 5 Jul 6:22PM

  14. Sometimes you get a great team with skill and they come­ up against a lesser team with determination and­ heart.They make great games sometimes,look at USA­ leading 2-0 and Brazil pulled out all the stops to get­ it back 3-2. A hand piched league would finish­ football.Perez is dangerous to the game.I hope Real­ fail and I quite liked them before all this.

    From TERRY K, on Sun 5 Jul 6:18PM

  15. Ballsdeep can you honestly say that todays self­ serviing cheating diving conning "plastic"­ footballers (?) are worth the amount of money being­ thrown around . ?

    From 21st Century schizoid man, on Sun 5 Jul 6:10PM

  16. i cant imagine a pissed up Best or a decapitated­ Edwards being worth that much to be honest nice­ memories tho

    From Wulk Bogan, on Sun 5 Jul 5:57PM

  17. What next when Real cannot dominate a super league? a­ super duper league,for sheer entertainment revert the­ Champions (?) League back to a straight forward knock­ out instead of the same boring 8 teams in the 1/4­ finals and only the countrys reigning champions take­ part,then put a cap on spending silly money being used­ to buy slightly above average players ,Ronaldo £80m !!!­ what would a Best or Duncan Edwards be worth !
    K.R.O

    From 21st Century schizoid man, on Sun 5 Jul 5:52PM

  18. Want an total W$&%@R! Spends the spanish nations­ money on lining his own pocket buying all the media­ grabbing players. Then he want his own league. Gready­ B?&%@#D! Hope you get trashed by Barca at home­ again next season. Also hope all you Pre-madonna­ players dont gel together and you go bankrupt. Bet now­ that Sepp Blatter backs him up too now. I nice to see­ Platini complain about the money being spent by teams­ in England, Only to allow Real to spend money that is­ not even there's on what ever they want.

    From Andy, on Sun 5 Jul 5:23PM

  19. This @#$% needs his face punching in , just because you­ have spent the goverments money on new signings , dont­ get a big head . barcelona are still the best team in­ spain.

    From scottdarby, on Sun 5 Jul 4:54PM

  20. But that's the beauty of football.... That even the­ weakest team wins sometimes... Nobody gives a @#$%­ about you Perez..

    From AJ, on Sun 5 Jul 4:53PM
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