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Real Madrid President, Perez Blast UEFA… As They Threatened To Ban Players For Super League Participation

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19 December 2024, 11:23 am

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Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has dismissed threats from UEFA president Alexander Ceferin, who said that players participating in the Super League “will be banned from the World Cup and Euros”.

There has been a major outcry over the Super League proposal, which was announced on Sunday and includes 12 teams with a further three expected to be added.

Football Fans are up in arms, UEFA and Governments are defiant and claim they will stop this plan altogether, but the new Super League Chairman and owner of Real Madrid, Florentino Perez, is equally as defiant and claims they WILL NOT back down from the plan regardless of what UEFA threaten and do.

Florentino Perez to El Chiringuito: "If we can't find an agreement with UEFA, we will NOT back down. If they want to wait for 2024 to make the reform, they can wait. We're not waiting for anyone because we need the #SuperLeague". 🚨
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 19, 2021

He also claims that all clubs, including Chelsea, signed a legal binding contract to join the league LAST Saturday.

Florentino Perez to El Chiringuito: "The contract of the #SuperLeague is binding. Nobody can leave, we will work all together. All the clubs signed the contracts last Saturday, there's no problem". 🚨
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 19, 2021

But what about the Champions League this season and players not playing international football? Well, Perez has dismissed both of those claims entirely.

Florentino Perez to El Chiringuito: "Boris Johnson said he will do everything to cancel the #SuperLeague because they explained to him that the Premier League would disappear: it's false, it's not true. Everything will go back to normal…". 🚨
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 19, 2021

Florentino Perez also confirmed that Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester City as Manchester United and Arsenal will NOT be suspended by the Champions League and Europa League semi finals. "Impossibile, I can assure that. 100%. Seguro!". 🚨 #MUFC #MCFC #CFC #AFC #Real
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 19, 2021

Florentino Perez to Chiringuito: "Real Madrid, Manchester City and Chelsea as the other clubs of #SuperLeague will NOT be banned from the Champions League or domestic leagues. 100%, I'm sure. Impossible". 🚨
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 19, 2021