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Tuesday briefing: Florentino Pérez claims European Super League would save ‘sick’ football

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4 October 2022 - 3:30 AM

Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez has sought to reignite support for a European Super League, claiming once again that it would cure football from numerous ills, in particular a declining interest in the game among young people.

Speaking at the club’s AGM, he said: “Our beloved sport is sick, especially in Europe, and, of course, in Spain. Football is losing its position as the world’s leading global sport. There is abundant data and objective parameters that confirm this situa

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