1 00:00:11,303 --> 00:00:14,806 -Top news... -Monday, April 19. 2 00:00:14,890 --> 00:00:17,100 Yesterday evening 3 00:00:17,184 --> 00:00:21,355 Under the cover of darkness the Super League was officially launched. 4 00:00:21,438 --> 00:00:23,649 Twelve of the largest clubs 5 00:00:23,732 --> 00:00:25,692 -announced the spin-off league. -Twelve clubs, 6 00:00:25,776 --> 00:00:29,905 six from the Premier League, to form a breakaway Super League. 7 00:00:30,781 --> 00:00:32,281 Arsenal, Tottenham, 8 00:00:32,366 --> 00:00:35,911 Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United 9 00:00:35,994 --> 00:00:39,373 join Barcelona, Inter Milan, Atlético de Madrid, 10 00:00:39,456 --> 00:00:42,459 Real Madrid, AC Milan and Juventus. 11 00:00:42,543 --> 00:00:45,003 A huge upheaval in soccer. 12 00:00:45,838 --> 00:00:48,882 Super clubs with these super players... 13 00:00:48,966 --> 00:00:52,678 Ronaldo, Mohamed Salah, Kevin De Bruyne. 14 00:00:52,761 --> 00:00:55,889 Supported by a three and a half billion euro loan 15 00:00:55,973 --> 00:00:57,933 from the US investment bank J.P. Morgan... 16 00:00:58,016 --> 00:00:59,351 Billions from J.P. Morgan... 17 00:00:59,434 --> 00:01:01,979 These teams receive 18 00:01:02,062 --> 00:01:07,192 more than four times as much money as the winners of the Champions League. 19 00:01:07,276 --> 00:01:11,738 There will be a worldwide war for television rights. 20 00:01:11,822 --> 00:01:15,701 The Super League: A profit-maximizing blockbuster event. 21 00:01:18,787 --> 00:01:22,749 Like vampires, they came in the middle of the night with the press release. 22 00:01:23,876 --> 00:01:27,588 That was the first time that I saw which clubs were joining. 23 00:01:28,881 --> 00:01:31,008 I was naturally disappointed. 24 00:01:32,301 --> 00:01:36,513 And I knew nothing about the bank. I knew nothing about the money. 25 00:01:37,097 --> 00:01:39,808 What stood out above all was the clear naming of 26 00:01:39,892 --> 00:01:43,896 from J.P. Morgan as the sponsor of the operation. 27 00:01:43,979 --> 00:01:47,399 They were ready, to invest billions of pounds. 28 00:01:47,482 --> 00:01:50,319 They said twelve clubs had signed. 29 00:01:50,402 --> 00:01:51,737 That's never happened before. 30 00:01:52,446 --> 00:01:55,324 They betrayed their own people. All of them. 31 00:01:55,407 --> 00:01:59,036 People you had worked with and trusted. 32 00:01:59,703 --> 00:02:02,706 There seems to be a clear and present betrayal shines through. 33 00:02:02,789 --> 00:02:05,334 I knew this feeling of insecurity 34 00:02:05,417 --> 00:02:07,836 from my work in soccer. 35 00:02:08,336 --> 00:02:10,714 I couldn't believe that this was happening. 36 00:02:10,797 --> 00:02:13,258 I said, no, this is a nightmare. 37 00:02:13,926 --> 00:02:16,762 It was like a knife in my body. 38 00:02:16,845 --> 00:02:20,766 The knife I felt, was the same that everyone felt. 39 00:02:20,849 --> 00:02:23,352 We clearly have a battle ahead of us. 40 00:02:23,977 --> 00:02:27,314 You can't satisfy everyone. 41 00:02:27,397 --> 00:02:29,107 We are not all the same. 42 00:02:29,191 --> 00:02:32,903 What drives soccer, are the big teams. 43 00:02:34,238 --> 00:02:36,823 Young viewers want big games 44 00:02:36,907 --> 00:02:38,325 and drama. 45 00:02:40,035 --> 00:02:42,579 Unpredictable games, where anything can happen. 46 00:02:42,663 --> 00:02:46,875 Something that picks up on why this game 47 00:02:47,459 --> 00:02:49,127 is the best show in the world. 48 00:02:49,211 --> 00:02:52,714 The Super League press release 49 00:02:52,798 --> 00:02:55,217 was a direct confrontation. 50 00:02:56,468 --> 00:02:58,387 I know about martial arts: 51 00:02:58,470 --> 00:03:02,224 The more complicated the situation, the more I concentrate. 52 00:03:03,183 --> 00:03:04,685 Because for me 53 00:03:05,561 --> 00:03:07,479 that was a declaration of war. 54 00:03:37,593 --> 00:03:39,011 1 BILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE 55 00:03:43,223 --> 00:03:44,099 RECORD TRANSFER 56 00:03:54,568 --> 00:03:59,781 SUPER LEAGUE: THE GAME OFF THE FIELD 57 00:03:59,865 --> 00:04:04,786 DAY THREE APRIL 19, 2021 58 00:04:04,870 --> 00:04:07,456 SPAIN 59 00:04:08,790 --> 00:04:10,375 10 AM 60 00:04:13,962 --> 00:04:15,297 We will see. 61 00:04:15,380 --> 00:04:18,675 Do you do something that is so complicated and difficult, 62 00:04:18,759 --> 00:04:21,845 flies around at the last minute there's always a lot of paper flying around. 63 00:04:21,928 --> 00:04:22,971 SUPER LEAGUE FINANCIER 64 00:04:23,055 --> 00:04:25,891 The work this weekend was extremely hard. 65 00:04:25,974 --> 00:04:30,521 The announcement at midnight was probably the earliest possible time. 66 00:04:30,604 --> 00:04:33,774 The signing of the agreement by all teams 67 00:04:33,857 --> 00:04:36,610 was simply an explosion of happiness. 68 00:04:36,693 --> 00:04:37,861 FINAL MILAN 2016 69 00:04:37,945 --> 00:04:40,739 Twelve clubs joined forces, 70 00:04:40,822 --> 00:04:46,662 to fight the system that had not been had not been shaken since 1955. 71 00:04:47,955 --> 00:04:52,960 At the beginning, it was unclear how many people would actually sit at the table. 72 00:04:53,043 --> 00:04:54,670 Three? Seven? Ten? 73 00:04:54,753 --> 00:04:57,506 We never thought that we would be twelve. 74 00:04:57,589 --> 00:05:00,551 And the big six in England... 75 00:05:00,634 --> 00:05:03,554 Yes, getting six, would be very difficult. 76 00:05:04,179 --> 00:05:05,889 Everyone knew it would be controversial. 77 00:05:05,973 --> 00:05:10,269 They knew there would be difficult discussions with their fans. 78 00:05:10,352 --> 00:05:14,898 But they thought it was important for the further development of the sport. 79 00:05:14,982 --> 00:05:18,819 ITALY 80 00:05:25,242 --> 00:05:26,910 Good morning. 81 00:05:28,287 --> 00:05:32,791 It was announced on that famous April 19, 2021. 82 00:05:33,542 --> 00:05:35,961 It was an interesting few days. 83 00:05:36,044 --> 00:05:37,045 CHAIRMAN 84 00:05:37,129 --> 00:05:38,380 I would say. 85 00:05:38,463 --> 00:05:40,549 It was not unexpected. 86 00:05:40,632 --> 00:05:42,843 But there was still a lot to do. 87 00:05:43,635 --> 00:05:45,345 After the explosion of happiness 88 00:05:45,429 --> 00:05:48,265 we said: "Okay, we'd better get back to work." 89 00:05:48,348 --> 00:05:51,852 Because everyone knew that Monday would be a difficult day. 90 00:05:53,395 --> 00:05:57,024 THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION 91 00:05:57,107 --> 00:06:01,486 SWITZERLAND 92 00:06:02,112 --> 00:06:03,113 Hello, hello. 93 00:06:11,205 --> 00:06:13,165 We met on Monday 94 00:06:13,832 --> 00:06:16,251 and were all very nervous. 95 00:06:16,793 --> 00:06:19,379 These twelve clubs generate a lot of money... 96 00:06:19,463 --> 00:06:20,464 UEFA PRESIDENT 97 00:06:20,547 --> 00:06:21,965 ...and have great influence. 98 00:06:23,425 --> 00:06:26,637 Then came the press conference. 99 00:06:27,971 --> 00:06:31,683 We only knew there were 400 journalists waiting. 100 00:06:32,601 --> 00:06:36,730 I didn't know in advance what I would be talking about. 101 00:06:38,398 --> 00:06:42,903 The important thing for me was that we got the ball rolling. 102 00:06:42,986 --> 00:06:46,281 We wanted the European population to population to jump ship. 103 00:06:46,365 --> 00:06:50,452 The fans, the governments, the whole of society. 104 00:06:50,536 --> 00:06:53,705 Let's tell everyone what's going on. 105 00:06:54,206 --> 00:06:57,751 I went in, without anyone asking me beforehand: 106 00:06:57,835 --> 00:07:00,754 "What are the questions? What are the possible answers? 107 00:07:00,838 --> 00:07:01,880 What can I say?" 108 00:07:03,423 --> 00:07:06,468 I was completely isolated in my shell. 109 00:07:08,262 --> 00:07:13,517 For Aleksander Čeferin, the introduction of the Super League is a failure. 110 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,979 He was surprised and undermined. 111 00:07:17,938 --> 00:07:23,360 At that moment his power and authority threatened to dry up. 112 00:07:23,944 --> 00:07:27,906 He is fighting for his life. The Super League is introduced, 113 00:07:27,990 --> 00:07:31,952 he would be removed as of European soccer, 114 00:07:32,035 --> 00:07:36,707 after he had, to a certain extent collapse for which he was responsible. 115 00:07:36,790 --> 00:07:38,584 There would be no turning back from that. 116 00:07:40,544 --> 00:07:43,797 As a lawyer, I made many bad decisions. 117 00:07:44,381 --> 00:07:47,968 I asked my father, who had always been my mentor: 118 00:07:48,051 --> 00:07:51,471 "When will I stop taking cases stop taking cases so personally?" 119 00:07:51,555 --> 00:07:55,350 He said, "If that happens, you are no longer good." 120 00:07:56,101 --> 00:07:57,477 Soccer is emotion. 121 00:07:58,645 --> 00:08:00,272 Soccer is passion. 122 00:08:00,355 --> 00:08:01,773 This is not a business. 123 00:08:03,317 --> 00:08:05,694 We came in, we sat down. 124 00:08:06,737 --> 00:08:10,407 Before that, I tried to hide my feelings as much as possible. 125 00:08:10,908 --> 00:08:12,701 But at the press conference 126 00:08:12,784 --> 00:08:15,829 I had to be sincere and not be tactical. 127 00:08:16,496 --> 00:08:20,250 It is important to show that you are human, 128 00:08:20,876 --> 00:08:22,669 to admit that you are hurt. 129 00:08:23,462 --> 00:08:27,925 When you open up, you are yourself. I was at the press conference. 130 00:08:28,675 --> 00:08:33,429 I must acknowledge the extraordinary situation on the eve of this announcement 131 00:08:33,514 --> 00:08:36,558 and address them during the night. 132 00:08:38,227 --> 00:08:41,230 I can't say it any clearer at this point say it any clearer: 133 00:08:42,022 --> 00:08:44,775 UEFA and the soccer world stand united 134 00:08:44,858 --> 00:08:48,487 against the shameful, selfish proposal, 135 00:08:48,570 --> 00:08:51,532 we have seen in the last 24 hours. 136 00:08:51,615 --> 00:08:54,701 He came from a few clubs in Europe, 137 00:08:54,785 --> 00:08:58,705 who are driven primarily by greed. 138 00:08:59,289 --> 00:09:04,878 This idea is a slap in the face of all soccer fans 139 00:09:05,754 --> 00:09:07,756 and our society. 140 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:10,259 We will not allow this, 141 00:09:10,968 --> 00:09:12,845 that they take soccer away from us. 142 00:09:13,470 --> 00:09:19,351 This is about greed, selfishness and narcissism. 143 00:09:19,935 --> 00:09:24,398 As a criminal defense lawyer, I have read out some negative things. 144 00:09:24,481 --> 00:09:28,652 Sometimes I may seem a bit too arrogant and aggressive, 145 00:09:28,735 --> 00:09:33,407 but the moment you are honest, people realize that. 146 00:09:33,490 --> 00:09:38,996 Because there is not a lot of honesty in sport or politics. 147 00:09:39,621 --> 00:09:41,623 I am angry. I... am angry. 148 00:09:42,124 --> 00:09:48,005 We have negotiated with 247 clubs. We negotiated with the leagues. 149 00:09:48,088 --> 00:09:51,008 We were supported by the national associations. 150 00:09:51,091 --> 00:09:54,803 Then we heard rumors about meetings in dark rooms. 151 00:09:55,429 --> 00:09:58,515 They speak in their press release about solidarity... 152 00:09:59,308 --> 00:10:01,894 They know absolutely nothing about solidarity. 153 00:10:04,980 --> 00:10:07,649 The seriousness of what is happening 154 00:10:07,733 --> 00:10:08,859 required these words. 155 00:10:08,942 --> 00:10:09,776 LALIGA PRESIDENT 156 00:10:09,860 --> 00:10:11,695 Clear, clearly communicated words. 157 00:10:12,321 --> 00:10:15,782 If you are walking on a tightrope, you must not be careless. 158 00:10:15,866 --> 00:10:18,076 You can't do things by halves. 159 00:10:19,745 --> 00:10:21,580 The sports world is horrified. 160 00:10:21,663 --> 00:10:26,543 We are hypnotized by men, who normally lurk in the shadows 161 00:10:26,627 --> 00:10:31,507 and discreetly do business behind a cloud of smoke from expensive cigars. 162 00:10:32,007 --> 00:10:34,426 They swapped their suits for brass knuckles... 163 00:10:34,510 --> 00:10:35,511 SOCCER COMMENTATOR 164 00:10:35,594 --> 00:10:38,222 ...and beat each other up each other with cues. 165 00:10:38,305 --> 00:10:42,976 It was like a live telenovela in front of the world. 166 00:10:43,560 --> 00:10:49,191 Andrea Agnelli... Never have I seen a person who so often 167 00:10:49,274 --> 00:10:51,652 and lied as persistently as he did. 168 00:10:53,153 --> 00:10:57,449 We didn't know that there were some snakes among us. 169 00:10:57,533 --> 00:11:00,494 But now we know and are working on it. 170 00:11:00,577 --> 00:11:03,247 We will also take legal action. 171 00:11:03,830 --> 00:11:05,999 Come out in the middle of the night, 172 00:11:06,083 --> 00:11:08,460 it is difficult, to have a solution in the morning. 173 00:11:08,544 --> 00:11:12,089 But I am of the opinion that as soon as possible 174 00:11:12,172 --> 00:11:17,427 banned from all our competitions must be banned from all our competitions, as must the players. 175 00:11:17,511 --> 00:11:20,138 Participants in a closed league 176 00:11:20,222 --> 00:11:22,975 are excluded from the World Cup and European Cup. 177 00:11:24,393 --> 00:11:28,397 The most important institution of European soccer 178 00:11:28,981 --> 00:11:32,109 declares war on the biggest clubs. 179 00:11:32,192 --> 00:11:33,235 That's crazy! 180 00:11:34,403 --> 00:11:38,115 In all the years of my reporting 181 00:11:38,198 --> 00:11:42,744 I have never experienced anything like this press conference by the UEFA President. 182 00:11:42,828 --> 00:11:45,539 He is loaded. He is angry. 183 00:11:45,622 --> 00:11:49,293 ...liars and snakes, who are involved. 184 00:11:49,376 --> 00:11:54,047 UEFA threatened all clubs, 185 00:11:54,131 --> 00:11:56,383 that join the new Super League, from other competitions. 186 00:11:56,466 --> 00:11:58,844 Presumably there are laws here. 187 00:11:58,927 --> 00:12:03,724 Can UEFA stop this Super League? Can it exclude these clubs? 188 00:12:03,807 --> 00:12:07,436 My colleagues said, "What the hell?" 189 00:12:07,519 --> 00:12:10,355 Some people asked me who had advised me. 190 00:12:10,439 --> 00:12:13,150 I said, if someone would advise me, 191 00:12:13,233 --> 00:12:15,652 he would forbid me to talk like that. 192 00:12:18,572 --> 00:12:24,786 The biting way Čeferin speaks 193 00:12:24,870 --> 00:12:27,706 towards Agnelli, the betrayal he addresses is so personal, 194 00:12:27,789 --> 00:12:29,833 that it tore your heart out. 195 00:12:31,001 --> 00:12:33,879 He wanted to animate the soccer public, 196 00:12:33,962 --> 00:12:37,382 By saying: "Guys, you need to be angry too, 197 00:12:37,883 --> 00:12:41,929 I'm not going to do this alone." And it worked. 198 00:12:44,973 --> 00:12:50,729 Soccer fans, all of us, come together and stop this. It can be stopped. 199 00:12:50,812 --> 00:12:51,980 Marches on stadiums... 200 00:12:52,064 --> 00:12:53,148 EHEM. PLAYER 201 00:12:53,232 --> 00:12:55,567 ...fans coming together. Don't let that happen. 202 00:12:55,651 --> 00:12:56,693 EHEM. PLAYER 203 00:12:56,777 --> 00:12:58,487 Mobilization and organization. 204 00:12:59,071 --> 00:13:02,491 Čeferin spoke of snakes and liars. 205 00:13:02,574 --> 00:13:07,871 What he did at that moment signaled to the fans: "Stand up and attack." 206 00:13:07,955 --> 00:13:12,751 Čeferin positioned himself as a populist and said: "Fans, you are the infantry. 207 00:13:12,835 --> 00:13:14,419 Turn against your kings." 208 00:13:15,295 --> 00:13:19,258 It was an outburst of anger. But you need a strong base. 209 00:13:19,341 --> 00:13:21,510 Together we had to bombard the media together. 210 00:13:21,593 --> 00:13:22,678 THE DEATH OF ARSENAL 211 00:13:22,761 --> 00:13:23,971 HEAD OF ARSENAL FAN ORGANIZATION 212 00:13:24,054 --> 00:13:26,265 That is unacceptable. Without us. 213 00:13:27,099 --> 00:13:29,101 We are democratic, 214 00:13:29,184 --> 00:13:32,855 have over half a million members. We argue and represent... 215 00:13:32,938 --> 00:13:33,939 HEAD OF BRIT. FAN ORGANIZATION 216 00:13:34,022 --> 00:13:35,566 ...the interests of fans... 217 00:13:35,649 --> 00:13:36,483 BY FANS, FOR FANS 218 00:13:36,567 --> 00:13:37,568 ...day in, day out. 219 00:13:38,402 --> 00:13:43,824 The first thing I did was inform the fans. The message I conveyed... 220 00:13:43,907 --> 00:13:47,244 This is not a drill. This is a call to arms. 221 00:13:47,327 --> 00:13:52,207 We were immediately in campaign mode to contest it. 222 00:13:52,291 --> 00:13:53,750 STATEMENT FROM ARSENAL 223 00:13:53,834 --> 00:13:55,669 We contacted the Premier League 224 00:13:55,752 --> 00:13:59,631 and tried to start a dialog with Arsenal to start a dialog. 225 00:13:59,715 --> 00:14:03,093 No matter whether you're an Arsenal, Chelsea or Manchester United fan. 226 00:14:03,177 --> 00:14:05,053 We had to make this noise. 227 00:14:05,137 --> 00:14:08,724 We are against the Super League. That's how we fight against them. 228 00:14:09,349 --> 00:14:11,977 We spoke with fans in Italy and Spain... 229 00:14:12,060 --> 00:14:13,061 MANAGER EUROP. FAN ORGANIZATION 230 00:14:13,145 --> 00:14:15,564 ...to synchronize the message as synchronized as possible. 231 00:14:15,647 --> 00:14:17,107 We managed a crisis. 232 00:14:17,191 --> 00:14:18,817 "SERIOUS THREAT TO THE GAME" 233 00:14:18,901 --> 00:14:23,488 We publicly asked Agnelli to stop this crazy project. 234 00:14:23,572 --> 00:14:27,367 Javier and Aleksander Čeferin spoke to each other. 235 00:14:27,451 --> 00:14:29,870 THE "GURUS" OF THE SUPER LEAGUE LEAVE THE BAR... 236 00:14:29,953 --> 00:14:33,290 I wrote to all the important journalists in Europe. 237 00:14:33,373 --> 00:14:34,208 LALIGA HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS 238 00:14:34,291 --> 00:14:37,044 I saw a tweet against the Super League, 239 00:14:37,127 --> 00:14:40,047 I sent it to all those who had seen it in battle. 240 00:14:40,130 --> 00:14:43,175 for the favor of the soccer fans. 241 00:14:43,842 --> 00:14:46,929 It's not about the clubs, but their owners. 242 00:14:47,012 --> 00:14:48,430 This... little mafia. 243 00:14:48,514 --> 00:14:49,431 TOWER 244 00:14:49,515 --> 00:14:50,807 We must remain steadfast. 245 00:14:50,891 --> 00:14:53,477 Soccer is for the fans. It has to stay that way. 246 00:14:53,560 --> 00:14:56,855 The Super League needs the English clubs. 247 00:14:56,939 --> 00:15:00,275 We did what we could, so that they would turn away. 248 00:15:00,359 --> 00:15:03,570 And on Monday morning things really got rolling. 249 00:15:03,654 --> 00:15:05,572 We fed a monster. 250 00:15:05,656 --> 00:15:07,241 A store for bigwigs. 251 00:15:07,324 --> 00:15:08,158 EHEM. PLAYER 252 00:15:08,242 --> 00:15:09,284 TV MODERATOR 253 00:15:09,368 --> 00:15:11,620 -Football belongs to the working class. -Globalization. 254 00:15:11,703 --> 00:15:12,538 ACTORS 255 00:15:12,621 --> 00:15:13,622 TV CRITIC 256 00:15:13,705 --> 00:15:14,540 Just greed, greed, greed. 257 00:15:14,623 --> 00:15:17,960 Prince William is against the Super League. 258 00:15:18,043 --> 00:15:22,714 Heads must roll. Deeds should be punished. 259 00:15:22,798 --> 00:15:24,883 It is a nuclear war. 260 00:15:24,967 --> 00:15:28,846 If I had been asked: "How do you get the royal family, the government, 261 00:15:28,929 --> 00:15:33,308 Soccer fans and James Corden together?", I would have been at a loss. Just what? 262 00:15:33,392 --> 00:15:35,018 But bravo, the Super League. 263 00:15:35,102 --> 00:15:35,936 TRAINER 264 00:15:36,019 --> 00:15:38,355 It is not a sport, if success is guaranteed. 265 00:15:38,438 --> 00:15:41,024 It's not a sport, if it doesn't matter whether you lose. 266 00:15:42,025 --> 00:15:47,239 Soccer makes us fans believe that anything is possible in life. 267 00:15:47,322 --> 00:15:50,284 By destroying this idea, the Super League destroys this idea, 268 00:15:50,367 --> 00:15:54,872 they basically tell millions of fans: "Actually, nothing in life is possible." 269 00:15:54,955 --> 00:15:59,543 It is criminal. A criminal act against soccer fans in this country. 270 00:15:59,626 --> 00:16:02,462 Gary was very helpful on Sunday. 271 00:16:03,046 --> 00:16:07,843 His television program is watched by a of the soccer community, 272 00:16:07,926 --> 00:16:10,179 and he immediately spoke out against it. 273 00:16:10,262 --> 00:16:13,307 I am disgusted, absolutely disgusted. 274 00:16:13,390 --> 00:16:16,518 They are scavengers and belong from this club 275 00:16:16,602 --> 00:16:18,520 and thrown out of this country. 276 00:16:18,604 --> 00:16:21,815 Punishes them with point deductions and fines. 277 00:16:21,899 --> 00:16:25,569 They are not loyal to the country nor to the leagues. 278 00:16:25,652 --> 00:16:27,321 Enough is enough. 279 00:16:27,404 --> 00:16:30,032 The billionaires behind the Super League 280 00:16:30,115 --> 00:16:33,869 certainly expected some dissatisfied fans, 281 00:16:33,952 --> 00:16:38,874 but not with a revolution, an uprising, a war. 282 00:16:38,957 --> 00:16:40,876 With the entire soccer community, 283 00:16:40,959 --> 00:16:46,089 so hundreds of millions in Europe against you. 284 00:16:46,173 --> 00:16:49,927 THE TURNING POINT 285 00:16:53,096 --> 00:16:56,266 Then came the Leeds game. 286 00:16:57,809 --> 00:17:01,438 That was a real turning point. The clubs and the fans 287 00:17:01,522 --> 00:17:03,440 protested against the project. 288 00:17:03,524 --> 00:17:08,694 To the ESL: Fuck off! 289 00:17:08,779 --> 00:17:10,571 To the ESL: Fuck off! 290 00:17:10,656 --> 00:17:13,951 These owners do it all for themselves. 291 00:17:14,034 --> 00:17:16,244 "Let's make billions. The others don't matter." 292 00:17:16,328 --> 00:17:19,080 Soccer was intended for the working class. 293 00:17:19,164 --> 00:17:20,582 It is no longer like that. 294 00:17:20,665 --> 00:17:25,337 To all fans: write on Twitter and on Instagram: "We are against it." 295 00:17:25,420 --> 00:17:27,589 -Away with the Super League. -We many 296 00:17:27,673 --> 00:17:31,635 show you few that you are nothing without fans, you wankers. 297 00:17:31,718 --> 00:17:33,846 You are already billionaires. 298 00:17:33,929 --> 00:17:35,013 GREED OUT OF FOOTBALL 299 00:17:35,097 --> 00:17:36,181 Why do you need more? 300 00:17:36,265 --> 00:17:38,267 NO TO THE SUPER LEAGUE R.I.P. SOCCER 301 00:17:38,350 --> 00:17:39,893 1 MRD. POUNDS LOOTED 302 00:17:39,977 --> 00:17:41,937 NO TO SUPER GREED NO 'SUPER' LEAGUE 303 00:17:42,020 --> 00:17:43,772 DAMN YOU SUPER LEAGUE 304 00:17:43,856 --> 00:17:47,192 We pay your wages. 305 00:17:48,151 --> 00:17:51,905 They warned the owners of the Super League, 306 00:17:51,989 --> 00:17:53,907 they would lose their most loyal fans. 307 00:17:54,658 --> 00:17:56,326 You said at that moment: 308 00:17:56,410 --> 00:17:58,871 "Join the Super League, but we're not going with you." 309 00:17:58,954 --> 00:18:00,163 COUNTER-REACTION TO SPIN-OFF 310 00:18:00,247 --> 00:18:02,875 A tiny approach, where we thought: "Wait a minute. 311 00:18:02,958 --> 00:18:04,543 The Super League could fail." 312 00:18:04,626 --> 00:18:06,879 Today is a live game: 313 00:18:06,962 --> 00:18:09,381 Leeds United play against Liverpool. 314 00:18:09,464 --> 00:18:12,134 The Leeds players also protested. 315 00:18:12,217 --> 00:18:14,845 Warm-up jerseys with "Earn it". 316 00:18:14,928 --> 00:18:19,933 -Fourteen teams wear them. -We live in democracies. 317 00:18:20,017 --> 00:18:22,936 With the right to freedom of expression, freedom of assembly. 318 00:18:23,020 --> 00:18:25,689 Never underestimate the power of the collective. 319 00:18:25,772 --> 00:18:27,232 Kroenke out. We want Kroenke out. 320 00:18:27,316 --> 00:18:28,942 Says: "We want Kroenke out!" 321 00:18:29,026 --> 00:18:30,527 We want Kroenke out! 322 00:18:30,611 --> 00:18:31,778 We want Kroenke out! 323 00:18:31,862 --> 00:18:33,488 Get out of our club! 324 00:18:33,572 --> 00:18:35,365 Get out of our club! 325 00:18:35,449 --> 00:18:36,950 Fuck Stan Kroenke! 326 00:18:37,034 --> 00:18:38,368 Get out of our club! 327 00:18:38,452 --> 00:18:40,871 WE LAUGH ABOUT MIKEL 328 00:18:40,954 --> 00:18:42,915 Fuck the Super League! 329 00:18:42,998 --> 00:18:44,333 SOCCER IS OURS, NOT YOURS 330 00:18:44,416 --> 00:18:45,959 SUPER GREED 331 00:18:46,043 --> 00:18:47,085 The Glazers out! 332 00:18:47,169 --> 00:18:49,463 We want the Glazers out! 333 00:18:49,546 --> 00:18:50,756 The Glazers out! 334 00:18:50,839 --> 00:18:54,843 Old, greedy bastard! He's an old, greedy bastard! 335 00:18:54,927 --> 00:18:56,929 Old, greedy bastard! 336 00:18:57,012 --> 00:18:57,888 NO 337 00:18:57,971 --> 00:19:01,058 I knew we could create a certain amount of turmoil, 338 00:19:01,141 --> 00:19:04,436 but not that the matter would take on such proportions. 339 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:07,731 It was a revolution. The stadiums were on fire. 340 00:19:09,733 --> 00:19:12,569 We will continue, until we get our club back. 341 00:19:12,653 --> 00:19:16,198 That's what it means to us. That's what soccer means to the fans. 342 00:19:21,203 --> 00:19:25,541 When citizens take to the streets, governments have to intervene. 343 00:19:26,041 --> 00:19:29,461 This is how we involved the governments, 344 00:19:29,545 --> 00:19:31,672 especially those of Great Britain. 345 00:19:35,509 --> 00:19:37,761 Presumably the government had to 346 00:19:37,845 --> 00:19:40,597 intervene at this stage, to stop this. 347 00:19:40,681 --> 00:19:44,560 We had to direct the majority of our activities to the politicians. 348 00:19:45,143 --> 00:19:48,730 We believe in free markets, companies and a government, 349 00:19:48,814 --> 00:19:53,110 that is committed to infrastructure and great and great public services, 350 00:19:53,193 --> 00:19:57,114 precisely because we believe in free markets and entrepreneurship. 351 00:19:57,197 --> 00:20:01,410 Most people would not have thought that Boris Johnson and his party 352 00:20:02,286 --> 00:20:05,455 in the commercial competition would interfere in commercial competition. 353 00:20:05,539 --> 00:20:08,542 That is not the government's job. Business is business. 354 00:20:13,547 --> 00:20:14,548 4:45 PM 355 00:20:14,631 --> 00:20:19,595 The reaction of the British government exerted great pressure on the clubs. 356 00:20:20,220 --> 00:20:24,725 They knew they would get into trouble if they didn't stop the project. 357 00:20:27,102 --> 00:20:29,062 In the first 48 hours 358 00:20:29,146 --> 00:20:33,650 I had an intensive exchange with UEFA President Čeferin. 359 00:20:33,734 --> 00:20:34,693 BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY 360 00:20:34,776 --> 00:20:36,945 Fortunately, no one recorded the phone call. 361 00:20:37,029 --> 00:20:40,490 Expletives flew, and emotions ran high. 362 00:20:40,574 --> 00:20:45,370 There was a lot of pain and a lot of anger in the air, and we were very honest. 363 00:20:46,121 --> 00:20:48,916 This was still assumed on Monday, 364 00:20:48,999 --> 00:20:50,876 the Super League would continue. 365 00:20:50,959 --> 00:20:54,755 After all, it was supported by the most important associations. 366 00:20:54,838 --> 00:21:00,052 Major investment banks had invested invested 3.5 billion dollars in the project. 367 00:21:00,719 --> 00:21:05,557 The fans who protested against their clubs had such an effect, 368 00:21:05,641 --> 00:21:10,062 that people said to me: "I've been an Arsenal fan all my life. 369 00:21:10,145 --> 00:21:13,482 I... have experienced all the good and bad times. 370 00:21:13,565 --> 00:21:16,735 I am just turning against my club for the first time." 371 00:21:18,820 --> 00:21:21,907 I decided to make a statement before Parliament. 372 00:21:21,990 --> 00:21:26,078 I call on Secretary of State Oliver Dowden. 373 00:21:26,954 --> 00:21:28,914 There is the Whitehall saying: 374 00:21:28,997 --> 00:21:33,502 "Very brave, Minister." Means as much as: "Are you sure you want to do this?" 375 00:21:33,585 --> 00:21:35,712 It was like David against Goliath. 376 00:21:35,796 --> 00:21:38,674 No one should see that the emperor has no clothes on. 377 00:21:39,550 --> 00:21:43,345 Soccer is part of our national DNA. 378 00:21:44,096 --> 00:21:47,724 We invented it and exported it all over the world. 379 00:21:47,808 --> 00:21:51,019 It has been at the center of at the center of British life. 380 00:21:51,603 --> 00:21:55,148 I was horrified by the announcement of last night's event. 381 00:21:55,232 --> 00:21:59,152 A few owners want a closed store 382 00:21:59,236 --> 00:22:02,114 from elite clubs at the top of the game. 383 00:22:02,197 --> 00:22:05,576 A league based on wealth and brand awareness 384 00:22:05,659 --> 00:22:07,661 rather than on merit. 385 00:22:07,744 --> 00:22:09,913 There is a struggle in the British Parliament. 386 00:22:09,997 --> 00:22:14,126 Attacks and heckling are expected. Often from within our own ranks. 387 00:22:14,209 --> 00:22:17,671 What struck me in particular was that I applauded 388 00:22:17,754 --> 00:22:20,424 from the opposing ranks. 389 00:22:20,507 --> 00:22:22,509 We are the government of the people. 390 00:22:22,593 --> 00:22:26,763 We will not stand by and watch soccer in a cowardly way 391 00:22:26,847 --> 00:22:30,309 that is taken, what millions across the country love. 392 00:22:30,392 --> 00:22:34,104 It starts with the fans, and it ends with the fans. 393 00:22:34,188 --> 00:22:35,355 Thank you, Mr. Minister... 394 00:22:35,439 --> 00:22:38,442 We said, we were against it in principle, 395 00:22:38,525 --> 00:22:40,527 but the big step was then: 396 00:22:40,611 --> 00:22:46,617 Do you actively use the power of the state to prevent this from happening? 397 00:22:46,700 --> 00:22:53,582 And that required intensive discussions between me and the Prime Minister. 398 00:22:55,250 --> 00:22:59,421 A GAME OF NARRATIVE 399 00:23:05,427 --> 00:23:07,888 It was an emotional rollercoaster ride. 400 00:23:09,348 --> 00:23:12,684 It became very popular, to be against the Super League. 401 00:23:14,645 --> 00:23:20,400 In the UK, the government really attacked the concept very quickly. 402 00:23:21,652 --> 00:23:23,779 This is a private initiative. 403 00:23:24,321 --> 00:23:26,990 Sport is not regulated in Europe. 404 00:23:27,074 --> 00:23:31,411 You would expect governments to let sport sort itself out. 405 00:23:31,495 --> 00:23:35,207 But hey, many are excited, and we can score political points. 406 00:23:36,250 --> 00:23:38,460 It was very tense. 407 00:23:38,544 --> 00:23:41,713 There were many lies and a lot of frustration on our side. 408 00:23:42,506 --> 00:23:43,674 SUPER LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL 409 00:23:43,757 --> 00:23:47,803 The clubs knew that UEFA would not behave peacefully. 410 00:23:48,512 --> 00:23:52,224 But we did not expect with such aggressive behavior. 411 00:23:52,766 --> 00:23:57,271 They defamed her in public and insulted them in front of others. 412 00:23:57,354 --> 00:23:59,189 The Super League is all about money. 413 00:23:59,731 --> 00:24:03,235 The money of the dozen. I don't want to say "dirty dozen", 414 00:24:03,318 --> 00:24:06,071 but some people do not know solidarity. 415 00:24:06,154 --> 00:24:10,701 There is no unity for them either, but only their pockets. 416 00:24:10,784 --> 00:24:13,662 The story, that was told was not true. 417 00:24:13,745 --> 00:24:17,124 This is what UEFA and the company came up with the day before. 418 00:24:19,251 --> 00:24:21,253 It went viral on social media. 419 00:24:21,753 --> 00:24:25,048 Twitter accounts posted against the Super League. 420 00:24:25,132 --> 00:24:29,803 There was a real organization, that wanted to prevent our proposal. 421 00:24:31,430 --> 00:24:35,684 People just read the headline, that said, 422 00:24:35,767 --> 00:24:39,104 twelve clubs wanted to destroy soccer. 423 00:24:39,771 --> 00:24:42,816 But nobody really read really read our press release. 424 00:24:43,775 --> 00:24:47,779 To put it bluntly: we never wanted to never want to split off from the system. 425 00:24:48,363 --> 00:24:52,910 We never wanted to seal off this league. We never wanted to privatize everything. 426 00:24:52,993 --> 00:24:54,077 THE SUPER LEAGUE 427 00:24:54,161 --> 00:24:58,373 Fifteen clubs would have were given a permanent place for 23 years. 428 00:24:58,457 --> 00:25:03,879 But five places remained each year, for which others were able to qualify. 429 00:25:05,005 --> 00:25:08,550 Five teams are promoted every year, and five are relegated. 430 00:25:08,634 --> 00:25:11,428 The familiar dream of smaller clubs, 431 00:25:12,179 --> 00:25:14,723 which thus the big competition remained. 432 00:25:15,724 --> 00:25:22,022 Leicester City has the most fantastic soccer fairytale 433 00:25:22,105 --> 00:25:24,191 in English soccer history. 434 00:25:24,274 --> 00:25:29,154 That changes the dream, of course, because only five qualifiers every year. 435 00:25:29,238 --> 00:25:33,075 That is true. But the league is not closed. It was a hybrid. 436 00:25:34,701 --> 00:25:40,082 That's not true. We don't want a bigger slice of the cake. 437 00:25:40,165 --> 00:25:41,500 REAL MADRID PRESIDENT 438 00:25:41,583 --> 00:25:43,168 The cake should be bigger. 439 00:25:43,252 --> 00:25:47,089 We generate a lot of resources for everyone, not just for us. 440 00:25:47,172 --> 00:25:48,590 HIGHER ECONOMIC GROWTH 441 00:25:48,674 --> 00:25:51,927 Eight percent of the income went to Verbund, 442 00:25:52,010 --> 00:25:54,972 so at least 400 million euros per year. 443 00:25:55,055 --> 00:25:58,225 Three and a half times as much than the current Champions League. 444 00:25:59,393 --> 00:26:04,690 The grassroots should get money, so that everyone has free access to soccer. 445 00:26:05,357 --> 00:26:09,695 UEFA fanned these flames. It would be a closed system. 446 00:26:09,778 --> 00:26:14,116 Because it was a major threat for their four-billion-euro competition. 447 00:26:14,992 --> 00:26:18,328 It was against tradition and will destroy soccer. 448 00:26:18,996 --> 00:26:21,623 The same was said when the Premier League was founded. 449 00:26:25,544 --> 00:26:28,589 The soccer association approved the controversial plans 450 00:26:28,672 --> 00:26:30,090 for a new Super League. 451 00:26:30,174 --> 00:26:32,718 A separate first league of elite clubs, 452 00:26:32,801 --> 00:26:36,305 which brings them more profits from sponsorship and television. 453 00:26:36,388 --> 00:26:39,850 That was the most controversial move in English soccer. 454 00:26:39,933 --> 00:26:42,060 And it was a renegade league. 455 00:26:43,270 --> 00:26:45,314 We wanted change. The structure... 456 00:26:45,397 --> 00:26:46,773 PREMIER LEAGUE FOUNDER 457 00:26:46,857 --> 00:26:48,692 ...of the league was dysfunctional. 458 00:26:48,775 --> 00:26:51,028 And that was very controversial at the time. 459 00:26:51,737 --> 00:26:55,741 It was said that we were interfering with history and tradition. 460 00:26:56,450 --> 00:26:58,243 The end of English soccer. 461 00:26:58,327 --> 00:27:00,329 A spin-off of the Football League. 462 00:27:00,412 --> 00:27:03,707 They awarded their media rights themselves. 463 00:27:04,208 --> 00:27:05,751 They were given their own administration, 464 00:27:05,834 --> 00:27:07,461 independent of the Football League. 465 00:27:08,629 --> 00:27:13,258 If we fast-forward through history, the Premier League is now a national treasure. 466 00:27:13,342 --> 00:27:17,554 Cavani! Unbelievable! In the last minute of stoppage time. 467 00:27:17,638 --> 00:27:19,848 That's why we love the Premier League! 468 00:27:21,475 --> 00:27:26,980 As an innovator or pioneer you have to expect harsh words. 469 00:27:36,281 --> 00:27:38,575 We knew it would be met with criticism. 470 00:27:39,952 --> 00:27:45,165 But this type of reaction cannot be sustained for long. 471 00:27:45,249 --> 00:27:49,545 You have to do it smoothly and quickly. 472 00:27:50,295 --> 00:27:56,468 Participants in a closed league are excluded excluded from the World Cup and European Cup. 473 00:27:56,552 --> 00:27:59,263 ...at national or international level, 474 00:27:59,346 --> 00:28:04,059 and the players will probably no longer be allowed for their national teams. 475 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:08,605 In the last few days about twenty times with Agnelli. 476 00:28:08,689 --> 00:28:14,444 The extent of the immorality of some... of some people is truly unbelievable. 477 00:28:14,945 --> 00:28:19,116 We want to improve the system in which we work. 478 00:28:19,616 --> 00:28:20,951 COMPANY ANALYSIS 479 00:28:21,034 --> 00:28:23,620 I'm not one to say: "We're doomed." 480 00:28:24,830 --> 00:28:29,459 You have to find solutions. We have to look for alternative ways. 481 00:28:34,923 --> 00:28:37,259 We knew it would be tough. 482 00:28:37,342 --> 00:28:42,598 But with these twelve big clubs in one line-up, you kind of think, 483 00:28:42,681 --> 00:28:44,308 There should be a way, 484 00:28:44,391 --> 00:28:47,227 the expected overcome the expected difficulties. 485 00:28:48,395 --> 00:28:50,397 It depends on the narrative style. 486 00:28:51,607 --> 00:28:53,859 This must be made public. 487 00:28:58,155 --> 00:29:02,492 So Florentino spoke on Monday at El Chiringuito 488 00:29:02,576 --> 00:29:05,245 and managed to explain our plan. 489 00:29:05,329 --> 00:29:08,415 Florentino Pérez, Super League President. 490 00:29:08,498 --> 00:29:11,460 How did you into this chaos? 491 00:29:12,044 --> 00:29:14,922 Nobody has made a mess. 492 00:29:15,005 --> 00:29:18,675 The most important clubs from England, Italy and Spain 493 00:29:18,759 --> 00:29:23,472 have to find a solution for a very bad situation in soccer. 494 00:29:23,555 --> 00:29:29,645 Is it really the best thing for soccer or for a few, the most powerful? 495 00:29:29,728 --> 00:29:33,357 -No, not at all. -The competition would only be for her. 496 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:36,610 No. It would generate more money for everyone. 497 00:29:36,693 --> 00:29:39,571 Soccer has to evolve, just like life. 498 00:29:39,655 --> 00:29:42,574 Just like companies, just like us. 499 00:29:42,658 --> 00:29:47,663 Like people, our behavior, mentalities and the entertainment industry. 500 00:29:47,746 --> 00:29:51,750 Soccer must change and adapt to today's world. 501 00:29:52,501 --> 00:29:55,462 We want to defend soccer. 502 00:29:55,546 --> 00:29:59,800 And we want to defend the fans, the true owners of soccer. 503 00:29:59,883 --> 00:30:04,012 What the fans want, determines what we have to do. 504 00:30:04,471 --> 00:30:10,352 Seventy-two percent of fans in Italy are in favor of the Super League. 505 00:30:10,435 --> 00:30:12,896 In France, 71% are in favor. 506 00:30:13,355 --> 00:30:15,691 And in Spain, 76% are in favor. 507 00:30:20,279 --> 00:30:24,992 There is a silent majority. We conducted two surveys. 508 00:30:25,075 --> 00:30:29,413 The younger they were, the more they supported our proposal. 509 00:30:29,496 --> 00:30:34,209 The fans in countries like Spain and Italy were more united in their support. 510 00:30:34,293 --> 00:30:39,256 They feel the frustration that fans of the English Premier League do not feel. 511 00:30:39,339 --> 00:30:43,010 The frustration, of losing soccer in their country. 512 00:30:43,093 --> 00:30:47,181 Yes, a minority took to the streets. 513 00:30:47,264 --> 00:30:51,935 I am convinced that if they had heard the true story about our proposal, 514 00:30:52,019 --> 00:30:54,605 they wouldn't have been so aggressive against us. 515 00:30:55,355 --> 00:30:59,234 UEFA spread untruths. 516 00:30:59,318 --> 00:31:04,406 That it would be a closed league, that it would be the end of national leagues, 517 00:31:04,489 --> 00:31:06,408 that we would only want money. 518 00:31:06,825 --> 00:31:11,371 Real Madrid belongs to the members, as does Barcelona. 519 00:31:11,455 --> 00:31:13,999 Juventus is a centuries-old club. 520 00:31:14,082 --> 00:31:19,338 The Agnelli family has to the joy of soccer for 100 years. 521 00:31:19,796 --> 00:31:25,260 We are not the ones who have anything other than the good of soccer. 522 00:31:25,344 --> 00:31:29,640 Is UEFA even allowed to take legal action? 523 00:31:29,723 --> 00:31:33,560 We have only published a press release. 524 00:31:33,644 --> 00:31:35,479 They threaten participating players. 525 00:31:35,562 --> 00:31:40,150 Some people think that these institutions belong to them. 526 00:31:40,234 --> 00:31:41,652 They do not. 527 00:31:42,402 --> 00:31:46,532 UEFA is not characterized by is not characterized by a clean slate. 528 00:31:47,115 --> 00:31:53,872 But this is a common mistake among managers of monopolies. 529 00:31:55,457 --> 00:31:57,709 -UEFA is a monopoly? -Clear. 530 00:31:57,793 --> 00:32:02,381 THE CRITICISM OF UEFA 531 00:32:02,464 --> 00:32:04,049 EHEM. UEFA COMPLIANCE MANAGER 532 00:32:04,132 --> 00:32:07,094 The twelve Super League clubs have valid arguments. 533 00:32:08,220 --> 00:32:12,057 The game on the pitch is fair and transparent. 534 00:32:12,140 --> 00:32:16,103 But off the pitch the clubs are getting angrier and angrier, 535 00:32:16,186 --> 00:32:21,358 because they believe UEFA applies the rules selectively, 536 00:32:21,441 --> 00:32:23,527 to favor certain interests. 537 00:32:28,740 --> 00:32:32,327 UEFA has something called "Financial Fair Play". 538 00:32:32,411 --> 00:32:34,538 Cost control mechanisms for clubs. 539 00:32:35,163 --> 00:32:38,625 That basically means: "Spend only what you have." 540 00:32:38,709 --> 00:32:41,920 The rules of financial fair play, 541 00:32:42,004 --> 00:32:46,592 the clubs have to show UEFA what they generate 542 00:32:46,675 --> 00:32:51,722 and where the money comes from to contain the massive the owners' massive additional expenditure, 543 00:32:51,805 --> 00:32:53,932 who buy their way to the top. 544 00:32:54,474 --> 00:32:56,185 The panel found... 545 00:32:56,268 --> 00:32:57,436 EHEM. FIFA GUIDANCE 546 00:32:57,519 --> 00:32:59,688 ...in cases like Manchester City and PSG, 547 00:32:59,771 --> 00:33:05,402 that the club owners through the sponsorship of of companies controlled by them 548 00:33:05,485 --> 00:33:10,157 indirect, artificial ways would have been found, 549 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:13,535 to pump more money into the club, 550 00:33:13,619 --> 00:33:18,415 than were generated by revenue. 551 00:33:18,498 --> 00:33:20,375 This is called financial doping. 552 00:33:20,459 --> 00:33:25,005 And this threatened the exclusion from the Champions League. 553 00:33:25,589 --> 00:33:26,965 The ultimate sanction. 554 00:33:28,383 --> 00:33:31,261 You look at the clubs where that was the case. 555 00:33:31,345 --> 00:33:34,681 PSG, Manchester City, two clubs from the Middle East, 556 00:33:34,765 --> 00:33:36,558 and AC Milan. 557 00:33:36,642 --> 00:33:41,021 These are major cases where the clubs have largely got away with it. 558 00:33:41,104 --> 00:33:42,356 UEFA PRESIDENT 559 00:33:42,439 --> 00:33:45,275 When Aleksander Čeferin became UEFA President, 560 00:33:45,359 --> 00:33:48,654 he made clear, clubs were in breach of the regulation, 561 00:33:48,737 --> 00:33:50,113 they would have problems. 562 00:33:50,197 --> 00:33:54,117 However, when it comes to enforcing of these rules, nothing happens. 563 00:33:54,201 --> 00:33:55,619 DEADLINE NOT MET 564 00:33:55,702 --> 00:34:01,250 UEFA missed its own own deadline, and PSG remains unpunished. 565 00:34:02,209 --> 00:34:06,922 The result of PSG's investigation was: 566 00:34:07,005 --> 00:34:09,550 "It may seem suspicious, but it's all right. 567 00:34:09,632 --> 00:34:10,926 There are no sanctions." 568 00:34:11,009 --> 00:34:14,346 PSG'S APPEAL IS ADMISSIBLE 569 00:34:14,429 --> 00:34:19,601 We have adhered to the rules of to the rules of financial fair play. 570 00:34:19,685 --> 00:34:21,562 PSG FREED FROM SPORTING FREED FROM RESTRICTIONS 571 00:34:21,645 --> 00:34:24,313 Man City also got off lightly. 572 00:34:26,315 --> 00:34:28,985 Will the incident... 573 00:34:29,069 --> 00:34:30,696 CHAIRMAN 574 00:34:30,779 --> 00:34:35,367 ...judged on the basis of facts, we will undoubtedly be proved right. 575 00:34:35,951 --> 00:34:38,579 SPORTS ARBITRATION COURT DECIDES: 576 00:34:38,661 --> 00:34:40,956 PANEL SAYS UEFA'S MAIN ALLEGATIONS 577 00:34:41,039 --> 00:34:42,958 WOULD HAVE TO BE REJECTED 578 00:34:43,041 --> 00:34:45,627 We defend our position professionally. 579 00:34:45,710 --> 00:34:49,672 I don't think it's good that we only talk about Manchester City. 580 00:34:49,755 --> 00:34:54,553 We penalized five to ten clubs per season. 581 00:34:55,554 --> 00:34:57,639 This is a normal procedure. 582 00:34:59,016 --> 00:35:02,394 UEFA wants to create the best product, 583 00:35:02,477 --> 00:35:07,316 so UEFA, by its very nature not particularly interested in it, 584 00:35:07,399 --> 00:35:11,028 one of the most successful clubs from their biggest stage. 585 00:35:13,447 --> 00:35:16,658 I keep myself out of the disciplinary work. 586 00:35:16,742 --> 00:35:19,494 The organs are the ones who decide, 587 00:35:19,578 --> 00:35:23,665 without any influence of the political leadership of UEFA. 588 00:35:24,583 --> 00:35:28,420 And I deliberately nothing about the case. 589 00:35:33,091 --> 00:35:36,220 Another example of conflicts of interest 590 00:35:36,303 --> 00:35:41,391 is the role that the chairman of Paris Saint-Germain 591 00:35:41,475 --> 00:35:43,685 in various areas of soccer. 592 00:35:45,562 --> 00:35:48,398 Nasser Al-Khelaifi stands between two worlds. 593 00:35:48,482 --> 00:35:53,403 He is the figurehead of the nouveau riche club club that buys the best players. 594 00:35:53,487 --> 00:35:58,367 On the other hand, he is the boss of the television station beIN Sport... 595 00:36:00,744 --> 00:36:05,040 ...who buys television rights from UEFA worth billions of euros. 596 00:36:05,123 --> 00:36:10,170 And then Mr. Al-Khelaifi also took on another role in 2019. 597 00:36:10,754 --> 00:36:14,508 He became part of the Executive Committee of UEFA, its executive committee. 598 00:36:15,175 --> 00:36:18,762 Now for the ratification of the members of the UEFA Executive Committee. 599 00:36:19,596 --> 00:36:23,100 Mr. Nasser Al-Khelaifi, Paris Saint-Germain, France. 600 00:36:23,851 --> 00:36:26,103 As a member of the UEFA Executive Committee 601 00:36:26,186 --> 00:36:27,729 you are involved in everything important. 602 00:36:27,813 --> 00:36:31,066 What happens, influences the future of the game. 603 00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:37,614 If the person with whom you do business with is on your own board, 604 00:36:37,698 --> 00:36:40,158 she has a lot of power and influence. 605 00:36:40,701 --> 00:36:46,790 The crowning glory of Al-Khelaifi's position as the man of the company 606 00:36:46,874 --> 00:36:50,377 then took place as a result of the Super League. 607 00:36:50,460 --> 00:36:55,299 I present to you ECA Chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi. 608 00:36:55,382 --> 00:37:00,095 Many people talk about all their roles and possible conflicts. 609 00:37:00,179 --> 00:37:01,805 How do you deal with this? 610 00:37:01,889 --> 00:37:06,351 I was asked to become chairman. I didn't ask for it. I was asked for it. 611 00:37:06,435 --> 00:37:09,479 It is once again an honor to serve and help. 612 00:37:09,563 --> 00:37:14,067 In each of my roles, I try to to help as much as possible. 613 00:37:14,151 --> 00:37:17,154 I am proud to be part of the family. 614 00:37:17,237 --> 00:37:21,992 My lawyers check everything, I do and can't do. 615 00:37:22,576 --> 00:37:27,164 I will not take part in any conflict. But if there is a crisis... 616 00:37:27,497 --> 00:37:28,498 "Please help us." 617 00:37:28,582 --> 00:37:30,250 PSG PRESIDENT 618 00:37:30,334 --> 00:37:34,796 You see, all is well, oh, there could be there could be a conflict. That's unfair. 619 00:37:35,589 --> 00:37:39,718 For me, it is sometimes really difficult to accept. 620 00:37:39,801 --> 00:37:42,346 Because I'm trying to help. 621 00:37:50,521 --> 00:37:53,232 This is nothing personal. 622 00:37:53,315 --> 00:37:55,359 The system allows this to happen. 623 00:37:58,737 --> 00:38:00,989 A transnational activity, 624 00:38:01,073 --> 00:38:04,326 which is subject to no or very regulation. 625 00:38:04,952 --> 00:38:07,955 And it is about multi-billion dollar interests. 626 00:38:08,622 --> 00:38:13,001 This enables an enormous concentration of power at the top. 627 00:38:14,211 --> 00:38:16,630 Soccer is ruled ruled by a political cartel. 628 00:38:18,715 --> 00:38:23,178 Who makes sure that everything UEFA does is compliant? 629 00:38:23,971 --> 00:38:27,891 UEFA itself. They have internal, supposedly independent committees, 630 00:38:27,975 --> 00:38:30,894 who control everything UEFA does. 631 00:38:30,978 --> 00:38:32,980 But all in the same organization. 632 00:38:33,689 --> 00:38:36,692 UEFA is not controlled by any government 633 00:38:36,775 --> 00:38:40,195 and is not accountable to anyone about its activities. 634 00:38:41,864 --> 00:38:45,033 They are above all countries, all governments. 635 00:38:46,368 --> 00:38:50,914 UEFA earns billions of dollars, but at the same time is 636 00:38:50,998 --> 00:38:54,042 the judiciary and the regulator. 637 00:38:54,126 --> 00:38:57,129 All these powers are centralized in one place 638 00:38:57,212 --> 00:38:58,547 and are subordinate to a man. 639 00:39:00,674 --> 00:39:05,179 You really have to be careful, to understand Aleksander Čeferin 640 00:39:05,262 --> 00:39:09,766 not as heroes or as a white knight. 641 00:39:11,185 --> 00:39:15,063 He has compromised on the Champions League compromises. 642 00:39:15,814 --> 00:39:18,734 He understood the nature of power 643 00:39:18,817 --> 00:39:21,862 and how it its impact within European soccer. 644 00:39:22,863 --> 00:39:28,493 UEFA is the 100% organizer of all of all pan-European competitions 645 00:39:28,577 --> 00:39:32,289 and the gatekeeper who decides who becomes part of the market. 646 00:39:32,873 --> 00:39:37,085 If they don't like what I say, I'm out of the system out of the system overnight. 647 00:39:38,295 --> 00:39:40,005 People agree with you, 648 00:39:40,088 --> 00:39:45,886 but do not dare to say this in front of cameras or recorded. 649 00:39:46,470 --> 00:39:51,099 They would rather not continue against the interests of UEFA 650 00:39:51,183 --> 00:39:52,476 or its president. 651 00:39:54,311 --> 00:39:59,066 The statement that UEFA is in a conflict of interest, 652 00:39:59,149 --> 00:40:02,611 because we sanction the clubs and manage the competitions, 653 00:40:02,694 --> 00:40:07,449 is complete nonsense in my eyes. And we have proven that many times. 654 00:40:07,533 --> 00:40:09,701 The rules are the same for everyone. 655 00:40:10,953 --> 00:40:13,247 The system is good. Not since I've been here 656 00:40:13,330 --> 00:40:16,416 or because I'm here. The system is simply good. 657 00:40:18,836 --> 00:40:22,422 We just wanted to protect ourselves, to be able to work in peace, 658 00:40:22,506 --> 00:40:27,261 and without these constant threats from UEFA and FIFA. 659 00:40:34,351 --> 00:40:37,312 UEFA is the European governing body, 660 00:40:38,063 --> 00:40:43,735 FIFA is the global governing body of sport. 661 00:40:43,819 --> 00:40:46,321 It is the epitome of governance. 662 00:40:46,405 --> 00:40:48,699 It is the "company" of soccer, 663 00:40:48,782 --> 00:40:53,745 where the FIFA President is the President of the most popular sport in the world. 664 00:40:55,205 --> 00:40:57,207 Whether friend or foe, 665 00:40:57,916 --> 00:41:01,003 do not betray us, because we will have no mercy. 666 00:41:01,086 --> 00:41:03,672 THE IMPERATOR 667 00:41:03,755 --> 00:41:04,756 FIFA PRESIDENT 668 00:41:04,840 --> 00:41:09,428 Gianni Infantino travels around and at the highest tables in the world. 669 00:41:10,512 --> 00:41:14,391 For me, hiding was never an option for me. I act. 670 00:41:14,975 --> 00:41:17,561 He likes to surround himself with celebrities, 671 00:41:17,644 --> 00:41:20,063 Wealth and powerful leaders. 672 00:41:20,147 --> 00:41:21,315 That is soccer. 673 00:41:21,398 --> 00:41:25,861 People vie for supremacy, whether on the field or off it. 674 00:41:26,445 --> 00:41:27,654 FIFA has changed. 675 00:41:27,738 --> 00:41:29,656 This is a new FIFA. 676 00:41:30,282 --> 00:41:33,535 He is a man who wants to leave a legacy. 677 00:41:34,036 --> 00:41:37,831 And Infantino has that level of ambition 678 00:41:38,707 --> 00:41:41,960 to aspire to this role. 679 00:41:43,045 --> 00:41:45,088 I am the FIFA President. 680 00:41:45,172 --> 00:41:47,508 I don't have a a strained relationship. 681 00:41:49,218 --> 00:41:54,598 At the end of 2020, the first reports about a Super League project emerged. 682 00:41:54,681 --> 00:41:56,141 EHEM. BARCELONA PRESIDENT 683 00:41:56,225 --> 00:42:00,229 The Board of Directors will determine the conditions of participation 684 00:42:00,312 --> 00:42:05,359 in a future European Super League of soccer clubs. 685 00:42:05,943 --> 00:42:08,362 So say Čeferin and Infantino: 686 00:42:08,445 --> 00:42:13,283 "Let's make a statement and say that's not going to happen." 687 00:42:13,992 --> 00:42:19,581 Infantino told me that he did not disagreed with the Super League. 688 00:42:19,665 --> 00:42:24,378 No organization respects this renegade league. organization, including FIFA. 689 00:42:24,461 --> 00:42:29,842 It is therefore only logical to stand together against this renegade league. 690 00:42:29,925 --> 00:42:33,595 In January we signed a declaration with Infantino, 691 00:42:33,679 --> 00:42:36,765 that players from the renegade competition 692 00:42:36,849 --> 00:42:39,852 neither in our competition be allowed to participate 693 00:42:39,935 --> 00:42:41,270 still at the World Cup. 694 00:42:41,353 --> 00:42:42,354 JANUARY 2021 695 00:42:42,437 --> 00:42:45,732 FIFA has just published a statement just now, 696 00:42:45,816 --> 00:42:47,943 which all six confederations signed 697 00:42:48,026 --> 00:42:52,030 and which states that players of the non-sanctioned Super League 698 00:42:52,114 --> 00:42:55,868 from international soccer and from World Cups. 699 00:42:55,951 --> 00:42:58,996 National championships were denied them. 700 00:42:59,079 --> 00:43:03,500 Players banned from playing 701 00:43:03,584 --> 00:43:08,922 for their national teams, was a great disappointment. 702 00:43:09,548 --> 00:43:13,135 This motivated the clubs even more, to say: "Enough is enough. 703 00:43:13,218 --> 00:43:16,221 This must stop. The monopoly must be stopped." 704 00:43:16,305 --> 00:43:20,184 THE COURT OF LEGAL OPINION 705 00:43:20,267 --> 00:43:21,476 JANUARY 2021 706 00:43:23,103 --> 00:43:24,104 APRIL 19, 2021 707 00:43:28,442 --> 00:43:31,028 We knew they could use the threats 708 00:43:31,111 --> 00:43:32,487 from January. 709 00:43:33,822 --> 00:43:37,576 So we took advantage of the protection of the European courts, 710 00:43:37,659 --> 00:43:41,079 to stop them from from threatening us. That is illegal. 711 00:43:42,206 --> 00:43:45,751 UEFA wanted to ban us to ban us from the Champions League. 712 00:43:45,834 --> 00:43:50,214 To defend ourselves against these threats and insults, 713 00:43:50,297 --> 00:43:53,550 we had to turn to the Spanish justice system. 714 00:43:54,426 --> 00:43:59,014 We want the values of the of the European Union are fulfilled, 715 00:43:59,097 --> 00:44:01,433 prohibit the formation of monopolies. 716 00:44:02,684 --> 00:44:05,062 We were threatened on a massive scale. 717 00:44:05,145 --> 00:44:09,149 We were threatened to exclude clubs from ongoing competitions. 718 00:44:09,775 --> 00:44:14,821 Players should be excluded from national competitions should be excluded. 719 00:44:14,905 --> 00:44:17,866 The sanction was something that... It was predictable. 720 00:44:19,076 --> 00:44:22,371 We sued before the Commercial Court in Madrid, 721 00:44:22,454 --> 00:44:27,251 to clarify whether UEFA is acting as a monopolist 722 00:44:27,334 --> 00:44:28,836 and exploits its dominant position, 723 00:44:28,919 --> 00:44:32,214 to prevent the introduction new products. 724 00:44:32,714 --> 00:44:35,342 The case crystallized: 725 00:44:35,425 --> 00:44:40,472 "You can either be the organizer of the biggest event in world soccer 726 00:44:40,556 --> 00:44:45,102 or the police officer, the supervising organization organization over all of this." 727 00:44:45,185 --> 00:44:48,063 At this moment you have a dirty soup, 728 00:44:48,146 --> 00:44:50,399 in which all this was stirred together. 729 00:44:50,482 --> 00:44:53,485 And it starts to taste tasting increasingly awful. 730 00:44:54,027 --> 00:44:58,740 When money is at stake for the of competition, money is at stake, 731 00:44:58,824 --> 00:44:59,992 innovation is impossible. 732 00:45:00,576 --> 00:45:04,830 Anything that proposes to change the existing competition, 733 00:45:04,913 --> 00:45:08,125 goes against the one who basically makes the rules 734 00:45:08,208 --> 00:45:09,877 and can beat you with it. 735 00:45:09,960 --> 00:45:12,713 It's like the number of soaps in the supermarket. 736 00:45:12,796 --> 00:45:14,298 You choose your favorite. 737 00:45:14,381 --> 00:45:18,051 And I think the same should also apply to competitions. 738 00:45:18,135 --> 00:45:20,846 The judges will decide on this. 739 00:45:20,929 --> 00:45:22,681 Čeferin as a lawyer 740 00:45:22,764 --> 00:45:26,143 discusses with other lawyers, whether this would be possible. 741 00:45:26,226 --> 00:45:30,939 So that participants in the Super League be allowed to take part in UEFA competitions. 742 00:45:31,023 --> 00:45:34,943 And it gets even more dramatic. We'll get to that. 743 00:45:35,444 --> 00:45:37,654 It was said that UEFA had a monopoly. 744 00:45:37,738 --> 00:45:41,491 She would have if we said: "Other competitions are off limits for you, 745 00:45:41,575 --> 00:45:44,494 we forbid it and have the power to do so." 746 00:45:44,578 --> 00:45:48,624 But we never did. We said: "Do you enter other competitions, 747 00:45:48,707 --> 00:45:50,209 then not ours." 748 00:45:50,292 --> 00:45:53,045 This is anything but than anti-competitive. 749 00:45:53,128 --> 00:45:58,675 This idea is a slap in the face of all soccer fans. 750 00:45:59,259 --> 00:46:04,223 Čeferin is a lawyer. It would be surprising if he did not know what effects 751 00:46:04,306 --> 00:46:07,768 his threats had and that he had chosen a path, 752 00:46:07,851 --> 00:46:10,437 which could lead to legal entanglements could lead to legal entanglements. 753 00:46:10,521 --> 00:46:14,608 We must ban them as quickly as possible from all our competitions as quickly as possible. 754 00:46:14,691 --> 00:46:18,529 It was a gamble, to gather the troops, 755 00:46:18,612 --> 00:46:20,781 because he took it so personally. 756 00:46:20,864 --> 00:46:22,991 I am angry. I am angry, but... 757 00:46:23,075 --> 00:46:27,037 So it's not surprising that he fell into a trap, 758 00:46:27,120 --> 00:46:30,916 which should lead to a lawsuit in Madrid, an interim injunction. 759 00:46:32,167 --> 00:46:35,838 Has he gone too far with the courts gone too far? 760 00:46:41,677 --> 00:46:44,888 Everyone hates governments and government bodies. 761 00:46:46,348 --> 00:46:50,602 But our competitions are fantastic, and anyone can take part. 762 00:46:50,686 --> 00:46:53,897 That is the difference to all these elitist things, 763 00:46:53,981 --> 00:46:57,442 where you isolate yourself and think you're the greatest, 764 00:46:57,526 --> 00:47:00,863 and its own system is the best for soccer. 765 00:47:03,949 --> 00:47:07,411 In the battle for the Super League the social democracy fought 766 00:47:07,494 --> 00:47:10,873 against the merciless shark capitalism, 767 00:47:10,956 --> 00:47:13,000 who is ruining the world. 768 00:47:13,959 --> 00:47:15,752 Not everything is for sale. 769 00:47:15,836 --> 00:47:17,629 Some things are sacred. 770 00:47:21,049 --> 00:47:25,220 The Super League clubs said: "Yes, it generates a lot of revenue, 771 00:47:25,304 --> 00:47:27,806 which we will pass on to small clubs will pass on." 772 00:47:27,890 --> 00:47:30,976 I think from experience, this is highly unlikely. 773 00:47:32,394 --> 00:47:34,938 These owners don't care about small clubs. 774 00:47:35,814 --> 00:47:38,984 They say: "We didn't have a chance to explain ourselves." 775 00:47:39,484 --> 00:47:41,570 Oh come on. Come on. Behave yourselves. 776 00:47:44,948 --> 00:47:47,326 It was the secrecy. 777 00:47:47,868 --> 00:47:53,874 I think it's funny when they say it's for the good of soccer. 778 00:47:53,957 --> 00:47:57,419 We help the others." Then why are you hiding it? 779 00:47:57,503 --> 00:48:00,464 Don't play Robin Hood. That's not true. 780 00:48:02,633 --> 00:48:04,301 To believe, 781 00:48:04,384 --> 00:48:08,931 that the owners had benevolent would be illusory. 782 00:48:10,182 --> 00:48:14,603 For so long, soccer has not for the good of the sport 783 00:48:14,686 --> 00:48:16,313 or the fans, 784 00:48:16,939 --> 00:48:19,483 but for those who made it in there. 785 00:48:21,652 --> 00:48:24,821 Soccer has become a zero-sum game. 786 00:48:24,905 --> 00:48:28,367 The shares of Man United rose by 10 % in early trading. 787 00:48:28,450 --> 00:48:33,539 Juventus has risen increased by 17 % today. They are reaping the rewards. 788 00:48:33,622 --> 00:48:35,999 That's a good thing for the teams, 789 00:48:36,083 --> 00:48:38,168 but also for the individual leagues. 790 00:48:38,252 --> 00:48:43,465 Do the owners produce a better product product than the existing competition... 791 00:48:43,549 --> 00:48:44,883 EHEM. PLAYER 792 00:48:44,967 --> 00:48:46,426 ...then I will become a customer. 793 00:48:46,510 --> 00:48:49,888 Fans from all over the world will want to be part of it. 794 00:48:49,972 --> 00:48:51,390 I see the business sense. 795 00:48:51,473 --> 00:48:53,725 SHAME ON YOU, @UEFACOM WE NEED THE SUPER LEAGUE 796 00:48:54,184 --> 00:48:56,979 The stock market is reacting positively, 797 00:48:57,062 --> 00:49:02,442 when it comes to developments regarding compliance and market rules, 798 00:49:02,526 --> 00:49:06,154 because it will not be be a loss-making business. 799 00:49:07,155 --> 00:49:10,075 Soccer is based on a shaky foundation. 800 00:49:10,158 --> 00:49:12,661 One day this building will collapse. 801 00:49:12,744 --> 00:49:16,623 Let's build it on a new foundation that benefits everyone. 802 00:49:23,255 --> 00:49:25,883 The proposal of a European Super League, 803 00:49:25,966 --> 00:49:29,636 that threatens the very existence of soccer, as we know it, poses an existential threat, 804 00:49:29,720 --> 00:49:31,346 seems to go through. 805 00:49:31,430 --> 00:49:34,975 They are financial and media support. 806 00:49:35,058 --> 00:49:36,894 It becomes very real very quickly. 807 00:49:36,977 --> 00:49:40,606 A huge upheaval in European soccer history. 808 00:49:41,315 --> 00:49:45,527 UEFA threatens the players with a ban from the World Cup. 809 00:49:45,611 --> 00:49:47,404 There is no turning back. 810 00:49:47,487 --> 00:49:50,407 Both sides now have firmly established positions. 811 00:49:50,490 --> 00:49:53,035 So what happens next? 812 00:49:56,121 --> 00:50:01,668 A SECRET WEAPON 813 00:50:10,594 --> 00:50:13,347 In one of these leaked proposals and documents, 814 00:50:13,430 --> 00:50:15,307 that showed what the Super League would look like, 815 00:50:16,225 --> 00:50:18,894 we found the code name W01. 816 00:50:18,977 --> 00:50:20,354 THE FOUNDATION OF THE SUPER LEAGUE 817 00:50:21,772 --> 00:50:25,067 CONDITION 1: W01 CONDITION 818 00:50:25,150 --> 00:50:28,070 The agreement contained the coded note: 819 00:50:28,153 --> 00:50:32,032 "We need the support of W01." 820 00:50:34,243 --> 00:50:40,082 The documents leaked to us looked like a secret plan. 821 00:50:40,165 --> 00:50:46,338 They used a secret language, and each member had a code name. 822 00:50:47,005 --> 00:50:48,799 One was World 01. 823 00:50:50,592 --> 00:50:53,262 The Super League documents 824 00:50:53,595 --> 00:50:55,264 mentioned a "W01". 825 00:50:56,849 --> 00:50:59,142 They shied away from mentioning the name. 826 00:51:01,353 --> 00:51:05,607 The Super League wanted institutional support. 827 00:51:07,609 --> 00:51:09,695 Who could this W01 be? 828 00:51:17,703 --> 00:51:20,873 We thought, it could only be one person. 829 00:51:23,584 --> 00:51:28,172 If what was in those documents was true, was true, it would be like an earthquake. 830 00:51:45,397 --> 00:51:47,024 Either you are there 831 00:51:48,066 --> 00:51:49,318 or you're out. 832 00:51:49,401 --> 00:51:52,112 You can't be half in or half out. 833 00:53:02,182 --> 00:53:04,184 Subtitles by: Maja Chalhoub