There are those who thought it was definitively in the attic, also in terms of debate, but it is not so: the temperature of the confrontation on the project - even if it never materialized - of the football Super League is rising again.

Also because the president of Real Madrid does not resign and relaunches:

"The goal of the competition

- underlined Florentino Perez -

is to modernize this sport. Uefa, on the other hand, by reshaping the format of the Champions League, has done the exact opposite".

And to continue to support the Super League's reasons, he brought up a comparison with tennis:

"Why would you want to deprive the fans of so many fascinating challenges?

- he continued -.

Nadal and Federer have faced each other more than 40 times, the Spaniard and Djokovic 59: and do you think people are bored?

Instead

- concluded Perez -

Real Madrid and Liverpool have played against only 9 times in 67 years. "


The reaction of UEFA number one Aleksander Ceferin could not have been colder:

" This idea

- stressed tranchant -

does not deserve further comment;

there would be a big difference between poor and rich clubs, there would be no balance

.

Despite Superlega and covid, European football

- continued Ceferin -

has nevertheless remained united ”.

So on the attempt to reduce the distance between teams based on Financial Fair Play:

"With the new FFP we will try to bridge this gap. We are reaching an agreement between the leagues that want stricter regulations and the big teams that want something softer. Between in fact, the new guidelines -

he remarked

- there is also the one relating to wages because we cannot impose a salary

cap - concluded the president of UEFA

- but there will be a limit for the salary quotas and with a view to sustainability, yes he will be able to spend up to 70% of what a company collects. This will make the clubs sustainable. "