Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus have printed an assertion on their official web site saying that UEFA are threatening the three golf equipment and the earlier members of the European Tremendous League.
Right here’s the total assertion.
In relation to the assertion launched by UEFA on the seventh Could in respect of the Tremendous League and the place taken by 9 of its founding golf equipment, Fútbol Membership Barcelona, Juventus and Actual Madrid Membership de Fútbol state the next:
I- The founding golf equipment have suffered, and proceed to undergo, unacceptable third-party pressures, threats, and offenses to desert the challenge and subsequently desist from their proper and responsibility to supply options to the soccer ecosystem through concrete proposals and constructive dialogue. That is insupportable beneath the rule of legislation and Tribunals have already dominated in favour of the Tremendous League proposal, ordering FIFA and UEFA to, both immediately or by their affiliated our bodies, chorus from taking any motion which can hinder this initiative in any manner whereas court docket proceedings are pending.
II- The Tremendous League challenge was designed collectively by its 12 founding golf equipment:
a. with the goal of offering options to the present unsustainable scenario within the soccer trade. The 12 founding golf equipment shared the identical issues -as different stakeholders in European soccer do-, significantly beneath the present socio-economic context, that structural reforms are indispensable to make sure our sport stays interesting and survives within the long-term. To that impact, on 18th April, they introduced their willingness to create the Tremendous League and set up a channel of communication with UEFA and FIFA, in a constructive spirit of collaboration between the events, because it was so notified to every of them on such date;
b. with the utmost respect for the present soccer buildings and ecosystem. The founding golf equipment expressly agreed that the Tremendous League would solely happen if such a contest was recognised by UEFA and/or FIFA or if, in accordance with relevant legal guidelines and rules, it was deemed to be a contest duly suitable for all functions with the continuity of the founding golf equipment of their respective home competitions. Nevertheless, regardless of being conscious of the above phrases, UEFA and FIFA have to date refused to ascertain any satisfactory channel of communication; and
c. to convey monetary stability to all the European soccer household, presently beneath the consequences of a deep disaster that threatens the survival of many golf equipment. Testomony of it, the introduced dedication to ascertain annual solidarity funds for assured annual quantities that materially multiply these distributed by UEFA, and the duty to bolster monetary sustainability guidelines, by the creation of a transparent, clear and efficient management system verified by specialists.
III- The 12 founding golf equipment additionally acknowledged that the Tremendous League was a novel alternative to supply followers around the globe the absolute best present and to bolster international curiosity within the sport, which isn’t a “given” and is challenged by new generational traits. Furthermore, one among its major aims was to advertise ladies’s soccer on a world stage, an incredible, however presently underestimated, alternative for the sector.
IV- We’re totally conscious of the variety of reactions to the Tremendous League initiative and, consequently, of the necessity to replicate on the explanations for a few of them. We’re able to rethink the proposed strategy, as crucial. Nevertheless, we’d be extremely irresponsible if, being conscious of the wants and systemic disaster within the soccer sector, which led us to announce the Tremendous League, we deserted such mission to supply efficient and sustainable solutions to the existential questions that threaten the soccer trade.
V- We remorse to see that our buddies and founding companions of the Tremendous League challenge have now discovered themselves in such inconsistent and contradictory place when signing numerous commitments to UEFA yesterday. Nevertheless, provided that the fabric points that led the 12 founding golf equipment to announce the Tremendous League weeks in the past haven’t gone away, we reiterate that, to honour our historical past, to adjust to our obligations in the direction of our stakeholders and followers, for the great of soccer and for the monetary sustainability of the sector, we have now the responsibility to behave in a accountable method and persevere within the pursuit of satisfactory options, regardless of the unacceptable and ongoing pressures and threats obtained from UEFA.
VI- Largely, we reiterate to FIFA, UEFA and all soccer stakeholders, as we have now executed on a number of events for the reason that announcement of the Tremendous League, our dedication and agency will to debate, with respect and with out insupportable strain and in accordance with the rule of legislation, probably the most applicable options for the sustainability of the entire soccer household.
Whereas it appears clear that the Tremendous League is not going to occur this summer season because it was initially scheduled, Actual Madrid, Juventus and Barcelona are formally nonetheless founding members of the competitors as they discover methods to proceed the challenge.
