“The revolution of the rich without solidarity”, Valdano on the Superliga

Jorge Valdano gave his opinion on European Super League which was announced this Sunday and which has caused a stir in the football world. The former player qualified as a right war between clubs and UEFA the moment that is lived and predicts that it will take a long time to reach agreements that will restore peace to the relationship.

“European football is hectic these days, a revolution of wealthy clubs completely changed the scene in which football moved. We are in the first chapter of a dispute that will certainly be long. Some kind of agreement will end up making this no longer a war and they can live together in peace“We are very far from that moment, but this is only a first chapter,” he said in a statement video column in order to Aztec sports.

Even, Valdano reminded me of when football has become professional and how the atmosphere of traditional football was broken.

“We lack information for analysis, this is an absolute break with on the great traditions football, we are in such a serious process how I went from amateurism to professionalism, there is a before and after if Superliga keep going”.

Likewise, the famous former coach stressed that now the world needs him solidarity actions in the face of the crisis facing society coronavirus pandemic, but that Superliga far from being her and bringing a common good for football.

“It is a project that betrays the idea of ​​a united Europe and it’s coming at a bad time. Great teams they will say that this economic crisis needs creative ideas this allows them to remain at the forefront of the economic wave of football, but we are in a period that demands solidarity in the world of football as in the whole society and this is a project far from being solidary, I understand that they will be forced to get along and meet (clubs and UEFA) to negotiate“.

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