ESL "Not yet dead"Perez Statement
Sun Apr 25, 2021 7:55 am
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says the 12 clubs that agreed to join a new European Super League have "binding contracts" and "cannot leave".
Nine of the 12 teams, including all six Premier League clubs, withdrew from the proposed tournament on Tuesday after the plan sparked a furious backlash.
Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus have not yet abandoned the project.
"I don't need to explain what a binding contract is, but effectively the clubs cannot leave,"
"Some of them, due to pressure, have said they're leaving. But this project, or one very similar, will move forward and I hope very soon."
The Real president added it was "not true" American investment bank JP Morgan - who had provided a 3.5bn euro (£2.8bn) grant to the founding members - had abandoned the ESL.
"They have taken some time for reflection, just like the 12 clubs. If we need to make changes we will but the Super League is the best project we've thought of," Perez said.
"What we have done is taken a few weeks to reflect in light of the fury of certain people who don't want to lose their privileges and have manipulated the project."
Perez said on Thursday - in the aftermath of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham's withdrawing - that the ESL was still on "standby".
La Liga club Atletico Madrid and Italian sides AC Milan and Inter Milan have also formally pulled out, while Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli admitted the project could no longer proceed.
Nine of the 12 teams, including all six Premier League clubs, withdrew from the proposed tournament on Tuesday after the plan sparked a furious backlash.
Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus have not yet abandoned the project.
"I don't need to explain what a binding contract is, but effectively the clubs cannot leave,"
"Some of them, due to pressure, have said they're leaving. But this project, or one very similar, will move forward and I hope very soon."
The Real president added it was "not true" American investment bank JP Morgan - who had provided a 3.5bn euro (£2.8bn) grant to the founding members - had abandoned the ESL.
"They have taken some time for reflection, just like the 12 clubs. If we need to make changes we will but the Super League is the best project we've thought of," Perez said.
"What we have done is taken a few weeks to reflect in light of the fury of certain people who don't want to lose their privileges and have manipulated the project."
Perez said on Thursday - in the aftermath of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham's withdrawing - that the ESL was still on "standby".
La Liga club Atletico Madrid and Italian sides AC Milan and Inter Milan have also formally pulled out, while Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli admitted the project could no longer proceed.
Re: ESL "Not yet dead"Perez Statement
Sun Apr 25, 2021 5:29 pm
The blokes speaks shit on a daily basis.
Obviously I don't know if what he says is true.
But the majority of the time, what he says is not true.
Obviously I don't know if what he says is true.
But the majority of the time, what he says is not true.
Re: ESL "Not yet dead"Perez Statement
Sun Apr 25, 2021 5:45 pm
No matter what he says about it being a legally binding contract he cannot stop uk gvmnt from putting spanner in works to extent makes it unviable for British teams to enter..... good old Brexit.! 
Re: ESL "Not yet dead"Perez Statement
Mon Apr 26, 2021 4:37 pm
pembroke allan wrote:No matter what he says about it being a legally binding contract he cannot stop uk gvmnt from putting spanner in works to extent makes it unviable for British teams to enter..... good old Brexit.!
You are spot on with the Brexit point. Its quite possible that the clubs could have used EU law to prevent the FA, the Premier League or government blocking their move. English clubs cant now and without them and the Germans the competition is a dead duck.
Re: ESL "Not yet dead"Perez Statement
Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:17 pm
worcester_ccfc wrote:The blokes speaks shit on a daily basis.
Obviously I don't know if what he says is true.
But the majority of the time, what he says is not true.
he reminds me of comical ali making his daily announcements during the gulf war...
Re: ESL "Not yet dead"Perez Statement
Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:22 pm
JJ1927 wrote:pembroke allan wrote:No matter what he says about it being a legally binding contract he cannot stop uk gvmnt from putting spanner in works to extent makes it unviable for British teams to enter..... good old Brexit.!
You are spot on with the Brexit point. Its quite possible that the clubs could have used EU law to prevent the FA, the Premier League or government blocking their move. English clubs cant now and without them and the Germans the competition is a dead duck.
The Italian fa have put in place a rule like premier league that teams cannot play in another league so that probably scuppers Italian teams participating in E.S.L.
Re: ESL "Not yet dead"Perez Statement
Mon Apr 26, 2021 8:10 pm
skidemin wrote:worcester_ccfc wrote:The blokes speaks shit on a daily basis.
Obviously I don't know if what he says is true.
But the majority of the time, what he says is not true.
he reminds me of comical ali making his daily announcements during the gulf war...
