The owner of Inter Miami spoke out against the new league and his opinion got the approval of several players
James Rodriguez, Luis Figo Y Marcelo, players linked to Real Madrid, they gave him ‘Like it’ until a publication of David Beckham, owner of Inter Miami and with a meringue past, showing his position against the European Super League, tournament proposed by Florentino Pérez, president of the Spanish team.
“I’m a football lover. It’s been my life for as long as I can remember. Loved it since I was a little boy when I was a fan, and I still am today,” he wrote. Beckham, which accompanied his publication with a photo featuring fans of the Miami Inter. “As a player and now as an owner, I know that our sport is nothing without the fans. We need football for everyone. We need football that is fair and we need competitions based on merit.”
“Unless we protect these values, the game we love is in danger.”
This publication has caused controversy because Beckham had a pass through Real Madrid in the first phase of Florentino Pérez as president of the Merengues, who led him in the time of the “Galacticos”. The businessman’s opinion was apparently supported ‘I like this’ from his ex-partner, Luis Figo, in addition to James Rodriguez, who played for him Real Madrid in two phases, from 2014 to 2017 and from 2019 to 2020, and onwards Marcelo, football player who has been a meringue since 2007.
Florentino Pérez is the main promoter of the European Super League, a tournament that, in the words of the president of the Real Madrid, is trying to save football from the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic last year. This competition was controversial, however, as only 20 teams are expected to participate, 15 of which are fixed and the remaining five places are split based on the season’s performance.