Real Madrid, Barcelona stand firm despite Super League Hurdle
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00:03 - It really is, it's a pretty incredible thing
00:05 because this was a concept really created
00:08 by Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez.
00:11 He quickly got Joan Laporta from Barcelona on board
00:15 and they just wanted to mount this structure, right?
00:18 Against UEFA.
00:19 They didn't see, they believe that to ensure the future
00:23 of the sport, that they have to basically
00:26 have this competition and have UEFA as a middleman
00:28 taking a lot of those earnings, right?
00:30 And be able to do all these big transfers, et cetera.
00:34 So with this ruling now, it's yet another obstacle
00:38 that they have.
00:39 It seems even more unlikely, right?
00:41 This collapsed quite quickly when it was announced.
00:43 The whole thing was very messy last year.
00:46 And now we see this happening and it's just another,
00:49 yet another obstacle with basically only Real Madrid
00:53 and Barcelona still sticking it out.
00:55 All the other clubs virtually, all the other leagues
00:57 are pretty much counting it out.
00:58 And it seems like very tough for it to happen at this point.
01:01 - So you think, like you just said,
01:04 that it's very tough for it to happen at this point.
01:06 You think because really only these Spanish clubs
01:08 are kind of still backing it or still wanting to participate.
01:12 Do you think this thing is pretty much going to go
01:14 by the wayside?
01:15 - I don't think they're gonna give up.
01:18 I think they're gonna try to entice these teams back in.
01:21 They have the public opinion very, very much against them.
01:25 But I think that with the new Champions League format
01:29 coming next season, which is gonna be basically
01:31 an alternative version of the Super League
01:33 where you have this group,
01:34 you're not gonna have this structure that we have now.
01:36 You're gonna have much more teams.
01:37 You're gonna have basically these leagues.
01:39 It's gonna be very hard to have these fairy tale stories
01:41 happen anymore, which is what will happen anyway
01:43 with the Super League.
01:44 So I think next year fans will get a better perspective
01:48 and say, oh, maybe the Champions League now isn't so great.
01:51 But until that happens,
01:52 until we see the new Champions League format,
01:54 it's gonna be very difficult for it to happen.
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