The officialization of the European Super League Sunday was news in every corner of the world and every football fan has spoken out about this tournament that most consider a “shame”.
Players, former players and coaches have shown their anger at the monopolization of the biggest teams on the old continent with this tournament kicking off next season.
Ander Herrera, Spanish player of the PSG, posted a moving message on his Instagram account about what he thought of the Superliga and the damage it could do to the number five sport.
“I fell in love with popular football, with the fans’ football, with the dream of seeing the team of my heart compete against the greatest. When this European super league moves forward, those dreams are over, the illusions of fans of teams who are not giants to win on the field and compete in the best leagues are over.
I like football, I can’t shut up about this, I believe in one Champions League improved, but not that the rich are stealing what the people have made, which is nothing but the most beautiful sport in the world, ” he posted Herrera
Also the firstReal Madrid and current soccer player from Fenerbahce Mesut ÖzilHe raised his voice on the subject. ‘Children dream of him world and the Champions, not with the SuperligaThe good thing about big games is that they only happen once or twice a year, not every week, ”he wrote on Twitter.
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In the afternoon the Portuguese Bruno Fernandes, from Manchester United, seemed to be against the idea. In his Instagram profile, he shared, stating “dreams cannot be bought”, his countryman’s publication Wolverhampton Daniel Podence, showing his attachment to the present ‘Champions‘in the memory of “Zidane’s volley” or the dramatic 1999 Champions League final in which the United exceeded the Bayern Munich in short time.
The ex-soccer player Luis Figo She also criticized the match: “ This greedy and insensitive move would be a disaster for our roots, for women’s football and for the entire football community as a whole, just to serve the interests of long-gone owners. fans give and they forgot the sporting merit. Tragic “.
The historic carriage of the Manchester United Sir Alex Ferguson, convinced that the creation of this tournament is a huge setback in football.
Talk about one Superliga is to deviate from 70 years of European football. Playing for a provincial team like Dunfermline in the 1960s and coaching Aberdeen, winning the Cup Winners’ Cup for a small Scottish club was like climbing Everest. In my years in the United we played four finals of the Champions League and they were always the most special nights. Fans around the world love the Champions League as it is, ”the Scot told Reuters.
Likewise, his ex-boyfriend in the ‘Red Devils’, Gary Naville English legend, lashed out at the sets of the Eredivisie who will participate in the Superliga and classified this match as “a criminal act against fans.”
“I am a fan of it Manchester United And I have been for the past 40 years, but I am disgusted. Especially with the United and the LiverpoolThe Liverpool that sells the ‘you’ll never walk alone. United, more than a hundred years old, was born thanks to workers in the area. And wanting to go to a league without competition, where you can’t even get relegated … It’s an absolute shame. In all fairness, we need to take the power away from the big clubs in this country, ”he began.
“The owners of all these clubs are cheaters, it is pure greed, they are nobody. They have nothing to do with football in this country. There is more than a hundred years of history in this land of fans who have lived and loved these clubs and who must be protected. I have benefited from football, I am not against money, but I defend the principles and ethics of fair competition and that there is the right to Leicester go to the Champions after winning the Prime Minister
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“The Manchester United, the Tracks and the Arsenal They are not even in the Champions League. The Arsenal It is chaos of a club and do you expect a divine right to participate in the European Super League? It’s disgusting. Take points away from them. Take money from them. Punish them. Seriously, this is very serious, it is criminal. It’s a crime against football fans in this country. We are in the middle of a pandemic, an economic crisis, the clubs at the bottom of the national league are retiring and these owners are talking about more money. It’s pure greed. It’s an absolute joke, ”he concluded. Neville for microphones Sky Sports