UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin admits the Super League controversy is personal when it comes to Juventus President Andrea Agnelli. ‘This man no longer exists to me.’
The pair had been friends and Ceferin was even godfather to one of Agnelli’s children.
So when Agnelli was one of the leaders of the breakaway project, along with Real Madrid and Barcelona, it was more than just business.
“In this case, I can put the protagonists into three categories. I put Andrea Agnelli in the first. That was personal,” Ceferin told So Foot.
“As far as I am concerned, this man no longer exists to me. I thought that we were friends, but he lied to my face right up until the last minute of the last day, assuring me there was nothing to worry about.
“The day before, he had already signed the documents for the launch of the Super League.”
Only Real Madrid, Juventus and Barcelona are still committed to the Super League project and consequently face sanctions from UEFA, which could include exclusion from the Champions League.
“In the second category, I put the leaders who I considered to be quite close to me and I am sad they didn’t tell me in advance what was being planned.
“In the third and final category, I place those who I did not have privileged contacts with. I don’t blame them, but they too will have the suffer the consequences of their actions.”