MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Tuesday that breakaway Super League clubs could not be "half, half out" of the established football system, while Real Madrid supremo Florentino Perez insisted he Trying to save football. Action.
UEFA, the governing body of European football, has threatened to ban 12 clubs, including Manchester United and Real Madrid, from domestic and international competition, and Infantino responded with a voice.
"We strongly deny ... If something goes its own way, they will have to live with the results they want, either you are inside, or you are outside. You cannot come in half." Infantino told the UEFA Congress in Montreux, Switzerland.
UEFA chief Alexander Ceferin has not backed down from his views on ranged clubs, which, unlike the Champions League, will be guaranteed places in a new competition that requires teams to qualify through their domestic league. Is.
After calling the match a "spit in the face" of football fans, Saffrin insisted, however, that there was still time for reconciliation at the UEFA Congress on Tuesday.
"I want to talk to the owners of some English clubs. Gentlemen, you have made a big mistake," he said. "Some would say it's greed, others hate, arrogance or complete ignorance of England's football culture, but it doesn't really matter.
"The important thing is that there is still time to change your mind. Everyone makes mistakes. English fans deserve you to correct their mistakes. They deserve respect."
At the same congress, the International Olympic Committee warned that the current structure of the European Games was threatened by self-interest and pure commercialism.
"This has been challenged by a net profit-driven approach that ignores the social values ​​of sports and the real needs of the afterlife," said IOC President Thomas Beck.
Football savior?
There have been some voices who have supported the Breakaway League, while the owners of the 12 teams are clear about their absence.
The first senior figure from any club involved to speak publicly about the move was Perez - the new chairman of the Super League - who said football needed to emerge and adapt accordingly.
"Whenever there is a change, there are always people who oppose it ... and we do it to save football at this critical moment," Perez said on the Spanish TV show El Cherngioto de Jugones Are doing. "
"Audiences are shrinking and rights are shrinking and something had to be done. We are all doomed. Television needs to be changed so we can adapt."
"Young people are no longer interested in football. Why not? Because there are a lot of poor quality sports and they are not interested, they have more platforms to engage themselves in."
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said he would not comment on the proposal.
"I'm not here to talk about it," Zidane told a news conference before the Cadets' trip to La Liga on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the German Football Association (DFB) on Tuesday demanded the suspension of 12 clubs until reconsideration.
DFB President Fritz Keller said: "Clubs and their youth teams should be banned from all competitions unless they think about the many supporters who have already made them top clubs in the world. And not just their wallets. " Official DFB Twitter account.
The UK plans further action
The Premier League clubs met on Tuesday without the 'Big Six' joining the Breakaway Super League. The meeting was expected to decide on the strategy to be worked out by the remaining 14 clubs to protect the league and its interests.
Everton, currently in the Premier League for the eighth time and the chance to win Champions League football for the next season, is criticizing the move by "Preposters Arrogance" which is tarnishing the reputation of England's top flight.
On Tuesday, his spokesman said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was keen to talk to other countries involved.
Asked if the prime minister was planning to meet with his Spanish and Italian counterparts on the issue, the spokesman said: "We want to talk to everyone from other countries as well.
"We are very clear that we do not want to move forward in its current form, so we do not have any plans to do so," he said. Welcoming the club that wants to back away from this point of view. "Speculation".
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