European Super League CEO, Bernd Reichart has come out to say that some clubs have given the breakaway tournament support, despite their public denouncements. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, even if several clubs have made statements to distance themselves from the Super League, a lot of them have declared their support in secret to avoid UEFA sanctions.
He added that the organizers of the ESL will do everything within their power to convince the best teams in Europe to join.
His words, “Today many clubs have made statements in which we continue to see the long arm of a 70-year-old monopoly. Do we doubt that UEFA puts pressure on the clubs? Give them time and let us convince the clubs. We are going to convince the clubs. The best clubs in Europe. I promise you that today’s football is neither in love nor loyal to the end with the monopoly.
I have spoken with many clubs today, but we have not tried to negotiate to close agreements. Another era of dialogue begins and at a given moment we are going to communicate the clubs that are going to constitute the Super League. We are not going to force the clubs to say today ‘I am here.’ We are not here to create walls. This is to unite, not to divide.
Some of the clubs that said ‘no’ today have called me to explain themselves. ‘They said ‘no’, but they said ‘here we are.’
We are going to offer the best football in the world completely free. The best football in the world, perhaps just the best football in the world, has the capacity to reach billions of fans around the world. And it has the possibility of being refinanced mainly by advertising. We are capable of obtaining more than 3,000 million euros a year in advertising.
Saudi money is not behind the Super League. We have spoken with investors from Europe and the United States. I can guarantee the money with an American investment fund. It is already guaranteed. Do not have any doubt that we have the investment and the capacity to set up a streaming platform to provide the best football live and for free. We are sure of the reliability of that model.
The idea is that it will always be free. Always. What there maybe is a premium subscription for the crazy, crazy, crazy fan. We lose a lot of fans because football is prohibitive for many.”
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