The Real Madrid president has kept advocating for the creation of a breakaway competition despite Super League’s collapse last year.
Florentino Perez has criticized European competitions for ‘depriving’ fans of exciting games by opposing the Super League project.
Perez became the president of the European Super League after it’s unprecedented creation in April 2021.
The idea triggered a massive backlash among football fans and players, forcing nine of the 12 founding clubs to distance themselves from the breakaway tournament.
Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Juventus have remained the only clubs who are still pushing to materialize the idea despite its legal consequences.
Speaking at Real Madrid’s annual general meeting, Perez claimed football would benefit from regularly offering top games to its viewers.
“Our sport is sick. It’s losing its leadership as a global sport,” he said (via 90min).
“We mustn’t be confused by the impact of Real Madrid’s European Cup run [in the Champions League last season] when we were involved in seven games of the highest intensity and interest.
“That was the result of the draw, and of the quality and greatness of our team. It was a spectacle that helped bring excitement back to the viewers.
“That’s why we believe European competitions must change, to offer fans top-level games year-round between the strongest teams, with the best players competing.
“In tennis, [Rafa] Nadal and [Roger] Federer have played 40 times in 15 years. Nadal and [Novak] Djokovic have played 59 matches in 16 years.
“In football we’ve only played Liverpool nine times in 67 years. We’ve played Chelsea four times in the history of the European Cup. What sense does it make to deprive fans of all these games?”
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