He new Champions League format is unfairnobody understands it. As there are more games, the value of each one has dropped almost 30%“, post Florentino Perez against the new format of the European Cup before bringing up the topic again Super League. “Do you know how many times an English team has visited our home in an official match? Two. We have played with Manchester United only once in the last 16 years. In tennis there have been more than 100 Nadal-Federer. Football is on the wrong path,” he did not hesitate turn to Nadal, Federer and Netflix to justify that football “is wrong.”
Netflix offered to sell their company to them for 50 million, but Blockbuster refused. He did not know how to adapt to the new world and did not see the end of video tapes. And it ended up bankrupt. We don’t want to be Blockbuster
Florentino Perez
“Fans suffer from the high cost of watching minor games. The strategy does not work, as has been demonstrated in the film and music industries. The Super League wants to offer free football“, he started to release a phrase that will reverberate throughout the football planet: “We don’t want to be Blockbuster”fitting, in his view, a similarity with the unfortunate decision of the famous American video store franchise that ended up sinking its empire. “Blockbuster had franchises all over the world, reaching a value of 7.7 billion. But Netflix was born! They offered to sell them their company for 50 million, but Blockbuster refused. He did not know how to adapt to the new world and did not see the end of video tapes. And it ended up bankrupt. We don’t want to be Blockbuster“, he explained with a clear and direct example about the white club’s vision for the future of football… one that needs to take a 180º turn to regain greatness. “Decades ago, to watch first-run movies, you could only rent a video tape and return it the next day. The dominant companies refused to buy Netflix and did not adapt to the new world; Then they went bankrupt and disappeared. While, Netflix continued its path and today it is worth a lot. Spotify did the same“, he concluded.
“I am more optimistic than ever”
“Today I am more optimistic than ever. Breaking the football monopoly has required a titanic effort, with pressures that would have brought down anyone, but not us“That’s how it started Florentino Perez their defense of the Super League. “Real Madrid has once again honored its history by fighting against UEFA and FIFAin the same way that Santiago Bernabéu did. We can feel proud. “Now we have to put the court ruling into practice.”
The format will be 100% meritocratic. The ruling of the European Court has given us back our freedom
Florentino Pérez on the Super League
“The ruling of the European Courtsomething historic and that will be studied in universities, put an end to UEFA’s monopoly. We never said it would be easy. It has been something titanic, with pressures and threats“, launched the white president to cause the room to break into applause.
“We want to return greatness to football”
“Just as Bernabéu promoted the creation of the European Cup, defeating the opposition. Today we feel proud of this battle for the Super League. But it cannot stop only at celebrating the ruling. It is a unique, real opportunity. We want to return the greatness to football. The system does not work and the moment is criticaleither. A22, the Super League company, continues talking to clubs, working. The format will be 100% meritocratic. The ruling of the European Court has given us back our freedom“, term.
