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".

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  2. what an utter T**t

    From Manu_Bal, on Sun 5 Jul 4:50PM

  3. Perez and Real Madrid deserve each­ other................he.he.he!

    From marilacson, on Sun 5 Jul 4:06PM

  4. And guess what now that Real are proposing and not the­ EPL Blatter will love the idea!

    From Anon, on Sun 5 Jul 4:01PM

  5. if u cant compete with more little club in la liga, hw­ wud u expct 2 beat bigger clubs in europe??
    nonsense­ Real

    From mohd, on Sun 5 Jul 3:56PM

  6. #58 err sorry, but i dont think manU have good­ midfielder, although few could argue barca, chealse or­ liverpool.

    From zack p, on Sun 5 Jul 3:52PM

  7. Real madrid dont ave gud enough defender they got gud­ mid fielders
    it doesn't meen that there the­ best

    man utd nd chelsea ave gud mid and defenderz!!

    From Abdul, on Sun 5 Jul 3:27PM

  8. having a super league would be great. i mean, every­ week we'll see real madrid losing out to other­ 'weaker' teams and not win anything. that would­ be really fun :)

    From Mohd Johan T, on Sun 5 Jul 3:20PM

  9. He bought Ronaldo and Kaka and now wants the super­ league??? that sounds like you buy the shoes the shirt­ and the ball and you are still missing the field. I­ really wonder if Real is gonna do any better in­ Champions this year, but doubt it.... If they find a­ Chelsea or especially Liverpool on the way I would­ consider them already eliminated

    From Amela, on Sun 5 Jul 3:12PM

  10. The day there is a so called "Super League",­ will be the day football dies.

    People like Perez­ can't see further than the end of their noses. They­ formed the infamous "G14" which was only to­ help certain clubs. They are money driven and­ couldn't care less about football as a whole. When­ Perez was President of Madrid between 2000-2006 his­ sole ambition was to make Real the richest club in the­ world. The problem being is you need success on the­ field as well.

    The man is an idiot.

    From Joey, on Sun 5 Jul 2:58PM

  11. lol...really? I found a place that many players are­ hoo king up with h ot mo dels, seems the club called:­ __T all mingle Co M___, do you hear this before?

    From Gary G, on Sun 5 Jul 2:49PM

  12. Perez is an idiot, pure and simple. Real Madrid, its­ fans and he don't care about football, they­ don't care about anything but being able to brag­ about being the best and having the best players. A man­ who took a team that had won the champions league twice­ and turned it into a the death pit of famous football­ players, whilst selling the real heart of the team,­ will do it again. His plan requires big signings to­ sell shirts, in the global recession less people with­ money, Madrid with €500 million debt and adding to it­ daily, and we all know the spanish govt will bail them­ out because most of the government are madrid fans,­ except zapatero who claims to be a barca fan, but­ doesn't actually like football.

    When Madrid get­ humbled in the champions league again, they'll see­ that this is not the way forwards, it didn't work­ for chelsea, it won't work for madrid. Viva proper­ fair football!

    From tom b, on Sun 5 Jul 2:12PM

  13. I agree with JohnI, and I want to add to JohnI,­ comment, that Mons. Michel Platini runs the U.E.F.A.­ very poorly and when he speaks he's nothing but a­ fool with empty words.

    From dante, on Sun 5 Jul 1:32PM

  14. I can't wait to see Barca beat Real times and times­ again this coming season and win la Liga title and la­ Copa del Rey again.I think if Senor Florentino Perez­ fails, the Blancos committee will kick him out for good­ and Calderon and Perez will be past history for­ Spanish football.

    From dante, on Sun 5 Jul 1:17PM

  15. REAL MADRID WILL NOT WIN ANY TROPHYS,THEY WILL FAIL.

    From rafascrackingup, on Sun 5 Jul 1:16PM

  16. Super league when you have spent and intend to spend­ what Perez has done is a farce. Wondered why he wanted­ to poach every top world player and now we know the­ answer. He is nothing but a charlatan and his tactics­ supported by UEFA it seems make a complete mockery of­ fair play, sportsmanship and integrity.

    From JOHN I, on Sun 5 Jul 1:01PM

  17. # 42 ArsenalWinger ....may be PerezReal FITS better

    From raed i, on Sun 5 Jul 12:58PM

  18. Is this guy looking to destroy football?

    From Raymond C, on Sun 5 Jul 12:57PM

  19. Why the governments do not intervene to protect the­ game. they should implement at least a 100% tax on any­ transaction fee and a 100% tax on players salaries for­ any amount exceeds $6m a year …just an idea …..

    From raed i, on Sun 5 Jul 12:52PM

  20. signing 'stars' doen't always help.......u­ got to have team spirit......i doubt that real would­ win the UCL this year!

    From aaronabhinav, on Sun 5 Jul 12:49PM
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