Football NewsJavier Tebas has criticised Real Madrid president Florentino Perez again
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Florentino Perez was one of the faces of the proposed breakaway league and has clung onto the idea for longer and with more grip than most of the other involved, alongside Juventus’ chairman Andrea Agnelli.

Florentino Perez thought he was Robin Hood

Javier Tebas has criticised Real Madrid president Florentino Perez for his involvement in the failed Super League project. Florentino Perez was one of the faces of the proposed breakaway league and has clung onto the idea for longer and with more grip than most of the other involved, alongside Juventus’ chairman Andrea Agnelli. But Javier Tebas has dismissed the idea and Florentino’s claims that reform is needed. “The drafted Super League is not a project, as long as it is a project that Perez has had for 20 years,” Tebas told reporters. “It’s a joke that he says sporting competition should be governed by the number of social media followers in the club. Some things are non-negotiable. Listening to him, I got the feeling that he thought he was Robin Hood.”

The Super League clubs must be sanctioned

“For Real Madrid and Barcelona to be in charge of governance in Europe? No, no! They are inventing a story about the Super League that is not based in reality. The new Super League would not make more money.” The La Liga president went further, insisting that the participating clubs must face punishment due to their involvement in the attempted rebellion. “If clubs have gone against the UEFA statutes, they must be sanctioned,” Tebas said. “These are very serious facts, regardless of whether or not the clubs are Spanish.” While taking UEFA’s side on the idea of a Super League, Tebas had some criticism for their president, Aleksander Ceferin. “I don’t know how he earns his salary,” Tebas said. “The clubs put mine through a secret ballot. If Real Madrid want to lower my salary, they can offer it at the assembly. Each club gets a vote.”

On a more positive note, however, Tebas then turned his attention to next season and the return of fans to the stadiums, which he is optimistic about. “We will be able to achieve 70 per cent of the capacity, accommodating 100 per cent of club’s members who have been punished the most,” Tebas said. “Local authorities will restrict public access to the stadiums.”