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Čeferin speaks today in front of the UEFA Congress.

The presidents of UEFA and FIFA will speak,

the leaders of European and world soccer.

Mr. Infantino, a comment.

One thing is certain: what is said today,

will change soccer forever.

The UEFA Congress is on Tuesday,

the state of the nation speech, so to speak by Aleksander Čeferin.

The FIFA President also gives a speech.

Billions of people invested in something,

about which Gianni Infantino will now talk about.

As president of world football he has friends in every league,

in every participating country in the world.

This speech will trigger a chain reaction in the entire soccer ecosystem.

Both sides, UEFA and the Super League, want Infantino.

Infantino is secretive.

On the Sunday of the launch FIFA was the last to comment.

There was a FIFA statement.

It stated that FIFA does not support not support a "closed, renegade league".

Words are very important.

Especially in a project led by lawyers.

THE SUPER LEAGUE

People from the Super League said:

"Our league is not completely closed."

There were five places that were designated for for promotion and relegation.

QUALIFIED CLUB

So there was room for interpretation.

The UEFA people were furious. The explanation did not go far enough for them.

My sources said,

FIFA had been talking to the clubs about the clubs about the Super League from March or April.

And then we discovered the W01 figure.

FOUNDATION OF THE SUPER LEAGUE

In the leaks of Super League history two types of documents were found.

Both in draft form. A document with the framework conditions of the Super League

and another annotated document with the meaning of these code words.

And W01 was FIFA.

It is clear that FIFA was important for the Super League's strategy.

The W01 section showed me that efforts were being made,

to convince FIFA of the merits of this project.

PROJECT SL IS DEPENDENT

FROM A BINDING DECISION FROM W01

When Gianni Infantino supports the Super League,

when the highest authority in soccer gives its go-ahead,

then the way forward is pretty clear.

This would have created the conditions for this new power to rise

and the center of gravity of soccer can shift.

If you are supported by FIFA, you can get started.

1 BILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE

RECORD TRANSFER

SUPER LEAGUE: THE GAME OFF THE FIELD

Gianni Infantino is this figure, who appears out of nowhere.

He grew up modestly.

He was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

His father served coffee on the railroad.

...one restriction...

After the soccer crisis in 2015

Gianni fought his way through the ranks,

the piranha-infested waters of world soccer, all the way to the top.

ZURICH - SWITZERLAND

The most popular sport in the world is in turmoil:

Arrests of important soccer officials due to American corruption allegations.

One of the biggest cases of fraud.

Large-scale corruption and bribery in the soccer governing body.

A hard blow for the top of world soccer.

This investigation will continue, until all corruption is uncovered

and the intolerance of this behavior.

The leadership of FIFA was finally cleared out of the way.

Gianni Infantino was considered as a relatively clean candidate to succeed him.

FIFA finds itself in a serious crisis situation.

FIFA's reputation has been damaged.

FIFA CONGRESS 2016

Gianni Infantino comes from UEFA.

I have been in charge of UEFA for the last seven years.

At this time, a time of financial crisis,

UEFA's revenue increased almost tripled.

We will restore the image and the reputation of FIFA

and applause from everyone.

Gianni Infantino won this election. He promised to reform FIFA.

A new, strong leader must be elected,

to bring soccer back to FIFA and vice versa. That's what I'm here for.

This adjustment

offers an extremely ambitious man the chance to redefine soccer.

Since the day he entered the office,

he makes plans to take some of the power of power from club soccer

to be incorporated into FIFA. Away from UEFA.

Infantino has ambitious goals.

It is the fulfillment of his lifelong dream. He sees himself as one person,

that will redefine soccer, globally, not regionally.

OLD ENEMIES

Gianni is admitted to FIFA in 2016.

This offers him unexpected opportunity,

the helm of European soccer at UEFA.

This great power vacuum makes it possible for this gray man,

from the masses of suit wearers.

With 42 votes:

Mr. Aleksander Čeferin.

Čeferin is coming.

My small and beautiful Slovenia is very proud.

And I hope one day you will be too.

He was relatively new to soccer, only a few people knew him.

And Gianni thought: "I'm going from UEFA to FIFA.

And I will have a follower in UEFA.

Aleksander Čeferin should simply be be grateful that he is UEFA president.

He stays in his lane."

I don't think they realized who exactly they were bringing to power.

Čeferin may not be the person they thought he was when they selected him.

If you sit in the big chair, you do things your own way.

This leads to conflicts.

I got to know Gianni Infantino as UEFA general secretary.

FIFA and UEFA competed with each other.

UEFA PRESIDENT

On the one hand you have a world organization with 211 countries.

On the other hand, you have a European one with 55 countries.

But UEFA's revenue per year is around about three times as high as that of FIFA.

FIFA has developed international national team soccer,

the world for one month every for one month every four years.

Nothing happens in between.

UEFA sells the Champions League every year. the Champions League.

That's billions.

The most popular club competition in the world.

As a member of FIFA that makes you envious.

"How can we generate this money?"

We have to work harder, to make it truly global.

This includes disruptive actions,

to be able to change things.

This put UEFA and FIFA found themselves in a kind of death role.

The trigger for this

was a meeting in March 2018 in Bogotá, Colombia.

A meeting of the FIFA Council,

in which Čeferin took part.

Gianni Infantino dreams of a competition competition between the biggest teams

and high income from it.

From a Club World Cup.

Without the European clubs there would be no such thing.

These are the teams that everyone wants to see.

This dream sparked Aleksander Čeferin's anger.

The FIFA President suggested

a Club World Cup. He said: "I'm contributing 25 billion dollars.

Would you support it?" I asked: "Who is funding it?"

He: "I can't say any more say more because of an NDA."

I asked: "Who's playing? What's the idea behind it?"

"I don't know. I signed the NDA."

So I said: "Then I don't support it."

All hell breaks loose.

FIFA said: "The Club World Cup is coming!

Everyone wants them."

SOCCER COMMENTATOR

UEFA like this: "Sounds like a Champions League.

You're taking them from us."

Gianni Infantino became the sworn blood rival of Aleksander Čeferin.

By the chairs alone, on which they sat.

Global versus local is the biggest conflict in soccer.

We should not be ashamed of this, generating and distributing income.

That is our mission.

Why should we not strive for more revenue?

Europe constantly blocked his vision

of the expansion of power. Not just in relation to the Club World Cup.

FIFA would like to hold the World Cup every two years.

Who is stopping them? UEFA again.

Europe: "No. We won't do that. No, thank you. No, thank you very much."

UEFA president Čeferin told the Times, they could boycott it.

The European club teams are the teams that everyone wants to see.

But every time,

when Gianni Infantino tried to to achieve something significant,

Who blocked his path? UEFA.

This puts Gianni Infantino in a bit of a quandary.

Then comes the Super League.

THE OFFER

Firstly, the Super League knew,

Gianni Infantino wanted power over club soccer.

Secondly, in return, they wanted twelve teams to one, as Gianni hoped,

annual Club Club World Championship.

The Super League also spoke of contributions to FIFA.

As a "cost of doing business", so to speak.

They were ready, to participate in the Club World Cup

to invest a billion in FIFA.

President Infantino of FIFA signals willingness to engage in dialog.

And the mentality of Infantino...

BARCELONA PRESIDENT

...was at least more open in this process

than the mentality of the UEFA representatives.

Infantino is developing his competition, the World Club Cups,

and enlarges it.

We respect that. It looks attractive.

And he was open for talks about the Super League.

The Super League's financial documents

also deal with the sending of teams to the Club World Cup.

A win-win situation for FIFA and the Super League.

I spoke to some of these clubs...

LALIGA PRESIDENT

...even those who cared a lot.

They asked for mutual support.

"You support us with the Super League,

We're playing in your Club World Cup."

The end of the Champions League.

And we all knew that Infantino wanted to kill Čeferin, politically speaking.

DAY FOUR APRIL 20, 2021

Tuesday morning, the day of the congress.

I felt uncomfortable.

MODERATOR

It seemed very real.

It was an enormous financial investment.

Giant power brokers.

We live in a world ruled by money.

Money has more power than people.

Tuesday morning

the Super League had not only made waves at the UEFA Congress...

SWITZERLAND

...but also on England's streets and in Parliament.

A LEGISLATIVE BOMB

Fans spoke out against the Super League.

Members of the royal family spoke out against it.

So does the government.

We will not not stand idly by while soccer...

From this afternoon

the feeling of powerlessness among the fans slowly changed,

when scenes from the Middle Ages as if they were from the Middle Ages,

in which farmers raised their pitchforks and revolted.

-Security breach at Man United... -Fans broke through barriers...

Fans protested against the American club owners.

One of the craziest in soccer history.

The Super League started the great soccer revolution.

The first line of defense was the Premier League and the fans themselves.

The fans who expressed their expressed their deep dislike of it.

The government stood behind the fans.

BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY

"If you, the Premier League and others this, we will intervene."

Morning, sir.

I was asked,

whether I would would meet with the Prime Minister

and could gather a few representatives.

And I thought, why... why not?

When do you ever get the chance to talk to a prime minister?

Before this Tuesday morning

the British Prime Minister never met support groups.

Traditionally, governments governments do not interfere in soccer.

But they saw this underlying anger.

It was quite a populist government,

and local elections were coming up.

That week, the government was under great pressure

due to bribery allegations, nepotism

and allegedly corrupt corona contracts.

The accusation of nepotism is putting Johnson under increasing pressure.

The government is accused of corruption.

Which schnapps did you buy? Prime Minister?

To appear as the saviors of soccer, this image is suddenly reversed.

10 AM

The Prime Minister,

I and other fan representatives met and talked about the situation.

Oliver Dowden was there.

I hold some Zoom meetings in my pyjamas,

but that wasn't one of them.

I did not know Boris Johnson.

We move in different circles.

It was like watching the Prime Minister on television,

except that I had a speaking role.

He said immediately,

how ironic it is that someone like him,

a free-market oriented, liberal, conservative prime minister,

interfered in something, which is actually a competitive issue.

The Prime Minister said: "I am not a soccer fan.

I don't pretend to understand him, but I know he's important to millions.

English soccer is one of the greatest things about England."

He said: "He is part of our social fabric.

Part of our community."

He went to the soccer authorities and asked:

"Do you have the power to stop this?"

They said: "The legal advice from our lawyers is,

that our rules and regulations provides us with a very good argument,

But it's not a perfect case."

That was the moment, when the Prime Minister said:

"I am ready to drop a legislative bomb into the proceedings."

What he undoubtedly meant was: "I'm tightening up the law,

so that your very good case into a perfect case."

The "legislative bomb" was a change in the law,

so that the Premier League could throw them out of the league.

After the meeting with the Prime Minister

I spoke immediately with the 14 clubs not involved.

I was able to pass on Johnson's statement to them.

He wants to set off a "legislative bomb" in the Super League.

JOHNSON THREATENS WITH "LEGISLATIVE BOMB"

A "legislative bomb". The phrase reverberated throughout the country.

By the end of the conversation it had already been made public.

British Prime Minister Johnson threatened a "legislative bomb".

"Legislative bombshell"...

...the plans would be continued.

The English Premier League

will be twelve billion euros

from domestic and foreign TV rights.

Over the next three years.

The Liga, Serie A, the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 together

will not generate twelve billion euros in the next three years.

That's why Boris Johnson was so active.

Because a Super League

part of the money of the Premier League,

an important product of England.

Governments that for decades did not care about soccer,

suddenly wanted to pass a law to prevent this.

That worried a lot of people, who manage English clubs.

Arsenal, who were never prepared to talk,

called me 30 minutes after the meeting with the Prime Minister.

You could almost hear the shock and panic at the other end of the line.

The English clubs were worried.

"Wait a minute, what about if they introduce punitive taxes?"

"What if they change the visa regulations?"

That makes it difficult for players to come over and play in England.

Nothing is better than changes to the law by the Prime Minister,

so that clubs no longer get away with it.

I don't think it's in the interests of the fans or soccer.

We do not support this type of cartel.

THE WAR OF WORDS

In a way, it is good.

Now we know who is who, who is on which side,

who tells the truth and who is not telling the truth. And...

...you can't kill soccer. Not even if you have a lot of money.

According to Florentino the Super League wants to save soccer.

Then ask Florentino.

What do you think of the Super League?

Why am I here? My position on this has always been very clear.

And I am here, to stand alongside them,

who love soccer.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

This Tuesday,

when Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the fans,

that he was ready to detonate a legislative bomb,

to prevent this Super League...

-Mr. Infantino. -was the UEFA Congress.

The entire management team of European soccer gathered together,

shaken by the events of the last 48 hours.

They wait with bated breath.

What would Gianni Infantino say?

There is an enormous danger of the outbreak of an incredibly bad civil war,

an enormous gap, the likes of which we have never seen before in soccer.

All of this is determined by his choice of words.

How did he feel about the Super League? Alliances are important here.

What will Gianni Infantino do when everything is public?

Infantino and Mathias walked past me.

I told Mathias from FIFA: "If I talk to you, you'll end up in jail."

I was so angry.

-Čeferin also spoke with Infantino. -We agreed...

UEFA HEAD OF FOOTBALL

...a meeting between Gianni and Aleksander.

It was to take place in the room next to the congress hall.

I left her alone for 20 or 25 minutes.

FIFA President Infantino and I spoke before the Congress.

We don't have to obey anyone.

We tried to discuss things. To sort things out.

We tried to come to an agreement. Otherwise, we would do it our own way.

Before the speech at the UEFA Congress puts pressure on Čeferin Infantino,

to make the language of his speech to Congress more aggressive.

Now it's all about the big picture.

We want to see a clear edge.

Are you on their side?

The UEFA Congress in Montreux takes place in a large auditorium.

Due to the pandemic this has been the case for over a year

the first large gathering of people.

This dynamic, which was not present in front of video screens,

appeared again.

Within a few minutes messages from one corner of a hall

to the other.

There was a great deal of uncertainty.

Please take your seats. The UEFA Congress is about to begin.

I hand over to the FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

Gianni, you have the floor.

So, dear Aleksander, President of UEFA,

Dear members of the Executive Committee, dear delegates from all over the world,

As always, it is an honor.

European soccer.

Take a look at the success of European soccer.

I am also a product of this system.

I started playing football at a small amateur club in Switzerland.

I was a very bad player. I still am.

But when we played in the lowest Swiss league,

we had a direct connection to the top.

A bond that held soccer together and still holds it together.

FIFA's task is to protect the European sports model.

So when some decide

to go their own way...

...then they have to live with the consequences of their decision.

This means,

either you're in or you're out.

You can't be half in or half out.

We can support the creation of the Super League

only emphatically disapprove.

There is no doubt of FIFA's disapproval.

Infantino says Different things in different places

in various situations, to save his job.

That was a strategy.

He changed her in that moment.

This was not the time to talk to everyone.

But to condemn what has happened.

GIANNI INFANTINO DID NOT REPLY TO OUR REQUESTS FOR AN INTERVIEW

"AS PART OF FIFA, I HAVE TO TALK TO SOCCER STAKEHOLDERS.

TO LISTEN TO AND TALK TO THEM,

DOES NOT IN ANY WAY MEAN THAT FIFA SUPPORTS A SUPER LEAGUE PROJECT.

I DO NOT CLOSE DOORS FOR DISCUSSIONS WITH ANYONE, EVER,

REGARDING NEW FORMATS, IDEAS OR COMPETITIONS.

I AM READY TO LISTEN TO EVERYONE."

Whether he saw which way the wind was blowing,

or by Aleksander Čeferin was persuaded to do so, we do not know.

Čeferin spoke last.

I'm pretty sure, Gianni Infantino

didn't want to stand in the hail of arrows that would have come from the stage.

Aleksander Čeferin now had to now have to give the speech of his life.

The most critical speech he had ever given.

I know about martial arts,

that you have to think about how to approach your opponent.

If you get people against you all the time...

...you achieve nothing.

I have changed my speech twelve times.

It was not so much about about the words in the speech,

but about the concept of speech.

You are under adrenaline,

even at a normal congress,

where all delegates are present.

You have to convey a message.

Thank you to FIFA and its President, Gianni Infantino, for today's speech.

The values of soccer are important to you.

Nasser, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

You have shown true greatness and that you respect soccer and our values.

We learned a lot from you.

At the beginning I thanked to all the clubs,

even among those who had migrated.

Then I changed the speech and became a bit more hostile towards these clubs.

Fans have become customers.

Competitions have become products.

They tried to to privatize soccer.

We are fans, not customers!

One of the last collective values of society.

We've had enough of these cowards,

who remain anonymous and hidden, to spread harmful ideologies.

Enough is enough.

Then I made my language less aggressive to show that

that they can come back.

Loyalty can mean apologizing and forgiving,

does not forget, but forgives.

I would like to address the owners of of some English clubs.

Gentlemen,

That was a big mistake.

Some call it greed,

others contempt, arrogance, recklessness or complete ignorance.

But that doesn't matter.

The important thing is that you still have time to change your mind.

Everyone makes mistakes.

The English fans deserve it, that you correct your mistake.

When Čeferin heard that some of the clubs were were wobbling in the face of this onslaught,

he made it clear to them, that they could come back.

He skillfully distributed olive branches to everyone,

who wanted to leave the Super League wanted to turn their backs on the Super League.

In times of crisis, people can can choose between two options:

Self-interest and solidarity.

Suddenly there is a feeling of confidence in the room.

The news spread through various channels and spread like wildfire.

In particular a few of the English clubs,

Manchester City and Chelsea, began to doubt very quickly.

2:15 PM

It only takes one.

As soon as one person drops out or starts to doubt, everyone leaves.

You only need one club.

THE DOMINO EFFECT

Fuck you, Super League!

Fuck you, Super League!

On Tuesday Chelsea played against Brighton.

SECRETARY GENERAL

A sea of fans screamed against the Super League

and did not let the players not get off the bus.

At Chelsea we saw Petr Čech, a club legend,

surrounded by angry Chelsea fans, who demanded answers.

Let the people sort it out,

But not like this. You're hurting the team.

We want our Chelsea back!

-We want our Chelsea back! -They shouted at him.

What the owners never considered, not for a moment, was,

that the fans would turn against them.

Chelsea!

They said: "We'll show you, what Chelsea's future will look like."

SOLD SOUL

The owners were horrified.

When the brand was affected was damaged, they got out.

Chelsea! Chelsea!

6:40 PM

Someone said: "We're out of the Super League."

This was immediately confirmed by the club owners.

We have just been told,

that Chelsea Football Club will prepare a document,

to initiate the withdrawal from the European Super League.

Not true!

Oh my God! Yes!

We repeat the breaking news: Chelsea files documents

to withdraw from the European Super League.

Thousands were seen outside the stadium Stamford Bridge to receive the news.

Victory chants from the fans, celebrating that their club

leaves the Super League.

We have saved soccer!

We have saved soccer!

We care about the club, about the community.

That is a success.

Shortly afterwards Manchester City also announced its exit.

Manchester City applied for the European Super League

as quickly as possible.

Čeferin's speech, Infantino's speech,

then the oligarchs and the Gulf kings who withdraw.

From then on, the dominoes start to fall.

FORMAL WITHDRAWAL INITIATED

As soon as Chelsea and Man City were out,

all English clubs issued issued press releases.

When the first English club came back, it was "Yes!"

LEGAL COMMITTEE

Then the second: "Yes!" It was like an avalanche.

So boom, boom, boom, boom.

A funeral became a...

It was as if a bar mitzvah broke out overnight, and suddenly everyone was dancing the hora.

At the end of the evening six Premier League clubs were out.

Arsenal leaves the group. The first club in American ownership.

Tottenham released in a statement:

"We regret the unrest and annoyance caused caused by the ESL proposal."

...the statement from Man United:

"Manchester United will not be participate in the European Super League.

We listen to the reactions of our fans, the British government

and other interest groups."

We wrote and spoke several times.

It looked like obituaries.

This one goes, this one too.

That was the best WhatsApp group ever.

It was like a virtual party.

I wrote to Aleksander: "Congratulations, it's over."

I am very, very proud of Aleksander.

Aleksander was a great leader.

He defended the clubs more than they defended themselves.

-Doesn't look great, does it? -The planned Super League

failed after two days.

AC Milan, Inter and Atlético Madrid are dropping out of the money project.

It remained a room full of lawyers,

who tried to to find legal arguments.

This is not exactly conducive public support.

As part of the secrecy...

PREMIER LEAGUE FOUNDER

...the group speaks each other well.

Until you test it out.

AREN'T 3 YACHTS ENOUGH, ROMAN???

It's been a very unusual few days, even by soccer standards.

They just didn't understand the game, the thing we love about soccer,

what we carry in our hearts.

The masterminds behind the plans

don't understand English soccer.

We have to respect the game.

Soccer does not belong to UEFA, nor does it belong to FIFA.

He doesn't belong to Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus.

Soccer belongs to everyone who loves soccer.

The source of the fire, so to speak was in Great Britain.

We resorted on hard facts and data.

SUPER LEAGUE FINANCIER

Our data at the time showed great support,

especially in Great Britain.

You have to put yourself in the clubs' shoes.

To protect...

The government threatens with a legislative bomb. Everything is explosive.

One is not really interested in a silent majority,

that could support you.

You could see some clubs dropping out, which triggered a domino effect.

Some of the threats from UEFA were hard to take.

Did I feel any emotions?

No.

Not in the sense... As I said, it was a business proposal.

JUVENTUS CHAIRMAN

We are not doing this out of emotional motives.

But because we want to improve the system, in which we work.

For me, we are still a soccer family

with agreements and disagreements.

There are still wounds.

But now

we must continue.

I apologize to the fans.

MANCHESTER CITY CHAIRMAN

We owe them that... I owe them that. It was... It was a mistake.

TO OUR FANS

One week later, the nine teams signed the nine teams signed a declaration.

They apologized and admitted that the project was a mistake.

UNITED STATES

I apologize to the fans.

You showed us that this is not possible.

LIVERPOOL PRINCIPAL OWNER

We heard you. I heard you.

It is very important for morale, for the ethics of sport,

if not for society as a whole,

Admitting mistakes.

It is difficult for people with so much money and influence,

to admit mistakes, because they have so many yes-men around them.

That's why I respect the nine clubs even more.

This shows that they are different.

But these three still live in their own world.

THE THREE REBELS

Three rebels, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus,

said: "No, we won't sign.

We still believe in the European Super League project."

The three clubs that remain committed to the European Super League project,

declared in the evening,

they would reject what they call a "persistent coercion" by UEFA.

An attack on the rule of law. The statement ends with:

"If we don't reform soccer, it will inevitably go under."

These three clubs, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus,

are sticking with the Super League.

They are still fighting for it.

They still believe they are in the right.

They draw plans and develop ideas.

It was decided on the basis of aggressive threats...

SUPER LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL

...at least publicly.

UEFA is still threatening the clubs,

exclude them from the Champions League from the Champions League.

'EXCLUSION FROM WM AND EM'

UEFA PRESIDENT: PENALIZATION OF SUPER LEAGUE PARTICIPANTS

ČEFERIN: EXCLUSION OF SUPER LEAGUE PLAYERS

This week proved it.

The monopoly acted before our eyes.

Our governing body should not be a monopoly.

The supervisory authority...

REAL MADRID PRESIDENT

...and the judiciary should not be the same.

We even had to go to court

against threats and insults. With success.

Goal for the Super League against UEFA by a Spanish judge.

A Spanish court banned FIFA and UEFA,

players and clubs sanctioned for SL participation.

24 hours after receipt of the complaint

there was a temporary injunction.

UEFA was no longer allowed to threaten us, so that we could work in peace,

and without these constant threats from UEFA and FIFA.

It was like an explosion of happiness,

when we received the injunction.

This signaled to UEFA, FIFA and the associations:

"Guys, you must not take any steps,

to destroy this idea before it before it is actually implemented."

UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Barcelona, Real Madrid

and Juventus officially discontinued.

The Spanish court opened the case

to the European Court of Justice,

who is now in the process of clarifying the question "Is UEFA a monopoly?".

He exercises the mandate,

a binding recommendation to the 27 countries in Europe.

The court's decision could be devastating for UEFA.

If the court finds,

that UEFA its position as a monopolist

of the soccer competition in Europe,

UEFA must must be rethought from the ground up.

That is the most important decision,

that anyone has ever made about ever made about European soccer.

We will continue to fight in court,

to put an end to the monopoly.

MARCH 3, 2022

The conference of the Financial Times conference on business and soccer.

We created this platform, because the owners and managers of the clubs

do not have a real platform to talk about to talk about the business and the finances.

It became an important date in the soccer calendar.

And this year was the first year

after the collapse and the collapse of the Super League.

There were people from both sides of this debate.

There was a lot of hostility. It was something personal.

The unbelievable situation arose, that Andrea was sitting in the front row,

while one big name of European soccer after another

attacked him from the stage attacked him personally.

This is the Super League.

A few associations, which, due to their wealth

want to rule over the rest.

With every public statement of the Super League

I get angrier. They are lying. It's unbelievable!

He will be the closing speaker.

He takes notes.

The so-called Super League.

I'm tired of talking about this non-football project.

Organize your competition, they cannot take part in ours.

The people around him have that feeling,

Agnelli would have betrayed them somehow.

This was the first time that he had he took part in a public event

and was prepared to talk.

It's a question of trust.

Can the people in this room,

people from the soccer industry and soccer in general, trust him?

Many here think you have betrayed their trust.

We need to review the past year pass in review

and understand what has happened.

Listen, I represent a family,

which has been in the possession of an association.

Next year it will be 100 years.

We have the longest tenure of all franchise companies worldwide.

We wrote about 300 million direct and indirect losses due to the pandemic.

The question is why, in an industry that is growing exponentially,

4.5 billion in losses?

That simply shows that the system is not working.

In February you are said to have had lunch with Florentino Pérez for lunch, whereby...

Last year, when he convinced you. You drove the Super League forward.

Murad, I must remind you,

that what you and your colleagues refer to as "industry"...

The World Economic Forum says the following about it,

How the pandemic exacerbated the structural exacerbated the structural problem of soccer:

The Guardian: "Europe's top clubs lost 4 billion last season"

El Pais: "Corona bursts the bursts the soccer economic bubble."

Off the pitch: the soccer industry was already destroying itself before Corona."

Pour l'Éco: "French soccer vulnerable."

Inside Sport:

- "English soccer model unsustainable." -The Super League...

La Repubblica: "Italian soccer on the verge of a crash."

That's what they write. This is the state of European soccer.

-Okay. There is a need for far-reaching reforms.

And you ask for lunch?

-No, I'm asking... -In February?

No. I'm asking if you...

The dissatisfaction young people, the crowd of supporters.

I see that very clearly. You can't compromise on that.

There is no compromise.

It is about creating a sustainable industry,

which ensures stability at all levels.

I am 100 % convinced that we will will win in court in the end.

Something will change in the future,

an organization that fits into the world we live in today.

It is too obvious that the current monopoly

will destroy soccer.

We are working towards that the public

understands the position of the Super League.

Clubs like Juventus, Real Madrid and Barça

have decided: "No surrender." We are right.

BACK TO THE AGENDA

Big clubs are insatiable.

The rich are insatiable. They don't care.

They do not have the necessary ethical standards.

There is always a risk.

We are always on the edge.

You have to be constantly vigilant.

Nothing intact is repaired.

The Champions League is intact. You can always improve.

We are improving the system of financial fair play,

its competitive balance and its sustainability.

The only Super League, the real Super League,

is the Champions League.

But it's not closed. It is simply super.

The dust settled, the battle was won,

and Čeferin wanted to thank everyone.

FSA MANAGING DIRECTOR

But he didn't want any more meetings.

They wanted to get back to business as usual.

Soccer has gotten worse.

The forces that led to the Super League have intensified.

The flames blaze high.

Soccer is never short of stupid ideas.

We are going from one crisis to the next.

And soccer is struggling to learn from its mistakes.

We are overcoming a crisis,

but I don't see how we don't fall into another one.

We want to protect what no longer exists.

The myth of soccer is the game of the working class.

Capitalism has soccer in a bind.

And he won't let go.

I received many supportive calls and messages of support.

We have achieved great things.

We saved soccer.

It felt good.

I want to continue to trust people,

but you can see that you can be lied to.

From people, who are supposedly close to you.

I got on well with Aleks... I will get along well.

Time is always a gentleman.

You must understand that don't want to talk much about him.

I have deleted this person out of my life.

Some lies cannot be forgotten.

If people feel disappointed, I understand that from a personal point of view,

but not from an institutional or corporate perspective.

Our family always said: "What's good can be made better."

We need visionaries in management positions,

to understand the soccer situation properly before it is too late.

You have to admit mistakes.

The nine admitted that they had that they had joined the wrong project.

I can also admit a mistake. I had the wrong boyfriend.

MAY 2022

Two of the most dominant clubs in the world: Liverpool meets Real Madrid.

It is the final of the European Champions League 2022.

It is still possible, the Champions League on match night

under these floodlights.

This crackling joy and the eternal tingling sensation.

It's Real Madrid again! Champions. It's an obsession!

Soccer is just a mirror,

the reflection of human nature around him.

This moment had a hint of revenge.

WINNER

Whether with me or someone else.

Evolution is inevitable.

The high demand will ultimately

rightly win.

Čeferin may have won against the Super League,

but the flames are licking at his heels.

The enemies are at the gates.

UNITED STATES

The Soccer Champions Tour gets underway.

JULY 2022

Real Madrid meets FC Barcelona. Tens of thousands of fans are expected.

What is a soccer club for? and who is it for?

For people who live thousands of kilometers away?

Or for the local fans, who have been watching the games for decades?

There is hardly any way out of this,

without there being a big loser anywhere.

For the fans, it seemed relaxed.

Yes, the Super League was defeated in this battle.

The war for soccer continues.

We trust the European courts.

This is it, what the Super League wants now:

A more competitive and more attractive soccer

for fans all over the world.

COMMERCIAL COURT OF MADRID

We welcome the decision of the Spanish court.

Until the proceedings are concluded, we will not comment further.

REPRESENTS THE GENERAL OPINION TAKES THE SIDE OF UEFA/FIFA

DIFFICULT FUTURE PATH FOR THE SUPER LEAGUE

According to the rules of financial fair play

eight clubs were penalized and fined, most notably PSG.

The Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich

is now offering the world champion Chelsea now for sale.

Juventus Turin's entire board of directors resigned last night,

including the President Andrea Agnelli and the Vice President.

Subtitles by: Maja Chalhoub