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Joan Laporta, president of the FC Barcelona

LAPORTA DEFENDS THE TOURNAMENT

Laporta and the reasons why the Super League would be the 'solution' for Barça

Published:21/06/2021 - 15:18h

Updated:21/06/2021 - 17:55h

In the FC Barcelona Assembly, Joan Laporta defended the European Super League project, but did not put it to a vote for now

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The Superliga European has been one of the subjects more 'candentes' of the General Assembly of Compromisarios of the FC Barcelona, celebrated this Sunday in the Camp Nou. The Barcelona president, Joan Laporta, defended through thick and thin the tournament, promoted by Florentino Pérez, explaining that it would be one of the big solutions for the Barça of face to the future.

"We did not want to commit the historical error when we refuse the Glass of Europe because we were well in the Glass of Fairs"

The first that has left clear the maximum Barcelona mandator has been the form in which they assumed the possibility to support the Superliga. "When we arrive, we saw that it was an urgent subject. Before it had created a lot of controversy and the clubs did not put us of agreement, this time all the clubs were very involved. And there was finance", explained, adding that "all the clubs are with economic problems and represented a minimum income of 700 millions by season more variable. It was to think it. We did not want to commit the historical error when we refuse the Glass of Europe because we were well in the Glass of Fairs".

Laporta Deepened ensuring that "we try to share with UEFA this project, but reacts badly, do not want to neither speak. It does not remain us more remedy that attend to the courts to defend what legally is feasible. And a court dictates a resolution that prevents to UEFA do any action that prejudice to the Superliga. Because if it does it it consolidates a dominant position inside the European market and consolidates a monopoly that exists de facto, that is the one of the UEFA", underlined.

The Catalan continued launching 'darts' to the UEFA and his president, Aleksander Ceferin, by the form in which they have reacted. Laporta Complained that "in place to do case, incomprensiblemente, launches threats, a lot of pressures, an insuperable pressure. Until the point that many abandon and only remain three. And all have broken a condition and assume the risk that we demand them the compensations".

"We do not have to ask pardon for thinking and for wanting to be masters of our destination in the world of the football. And less we will pay sanctions"

Like this then , the president left more than clear that "to us, that defend the interests of the Barça, some civil servants that neither risk neither invest no chafarán neither will be missing to the respect the feeling barcelonista. Have more than 122 years of history and only for thinking will not do us ask pardon. We do not have to ask pardon for thinking and for wanting to be masters of our destination in the world of the football. And less we will pay sanctions", sentenced.

Laporta, against of the 'clubs-been' (PSG)

The Barça, through his president, positioned against of the clubs that 'play with other rules', referring directly to the Paris Saint-Germain of Nasser To the-Khelaïfi. "They have gone down the audencias, in France to the half. And what casualidad that the club been of this league is investing more than ever in the club. And that go to fichar to a player (Wijnaldum) and he can offer the double in a moment in which all the clubs are in losses. This yes adulterates the competition" , aimed.

Finally, Laporta went back to attack to the UEFA with a last but powerful dart: "Have a speech very demagogo because if we compare the solidarity of the Superliga to the one of the UEFA there is not colour. The UEFA generates 180 million euros that distribute between 55 federations. In the case of the RFEF distributes well, others no so much, and in the Superliga will be 400 million euros of solidarity. And this will go growing".

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