UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin wouldn’t mind seeing Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid out of UEFA: ‘They tried to kill football.’
The tug of war between Europe’s football governing body and the so-called Super League clubs continues.
Last week, Ceferin aimed a dig at former ECA President and Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli, referring to him as the ‘old captain who escaped from the ship.’
This time around, he hits out at Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid, who are the only three clubs not to have formally withdrawn from the Super League.
“I wouldn’t mind seeing them leave UEFA,” Ceferin said.
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“It’s funny to see that they want to create a new competition and, at the same time, play in the Champions League,” Ceferin told Der Spiegel.
“These people tried to kill football with their incompetent directors,” he continued.
“Florentino Perez complains, saying his club can only survive with the Super League and then offers €180m to sign Kylian Mbappé.”
Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid working to change Super League format
According to reports in Germany, Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid haven’t given up on their Super League project and are preparing a new format that includes two divisions: Super League 1 and Super League 2 with a system of promotion and relegations.
Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid are still out of ECA, while the other nine clubs that withdrawn from the Super League have been re-integrated.