Tag: Florentino Perez
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Spain last supporter of ill-fated Super League
Soccer, known as football in Europe, probably will not be transforming to a closed league style system like the U.S. After a noisy backlash, especially in England, the only supporters left are Real Madrid’s Florentino Pérez, who hatched the plan, and Barcelona president Joan Laporta. The Associated Press has the story: Supporters of soccer Super…
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An earthquake threatens the future of European soccer
An earthquake threatens the future of European soccer LONDON (AP) — A group of 12 elite English, Spanish and Italian clubs dramatically split European soccer on Sunday by announcing the formation of a largely-closed Super League. They are leaving the existing UEFA-run Champions League structure despite warnings they could be kicked out of their domestic…