In the past two days, the European soccer world has been full of smoke. The "UEFA Super League", created by twelve top clubs, is like a heavy bomb, stirring up huge waves in the international sports arena.
However, the seemingly glamorous league's glory only lasted a mere 48 hours. Major giants have announced their withdrawal, making this feast quickly cooled down. In the evening of the 21st, ac Milan and Juventus have fallen, leaving only Real Madrid and Barcelona two strong hold.
From the "lords and masters" to the "comic duo", the European Super League this big event, but in the three days after the official announcement of the abrupt end, so people did not expect.
Here's a screenshot from the official website of the UEFA Premier League.
There are 12 founding teams in the European Super League: Real Madrid, ac Milan, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, Inter, Juve, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. Almost all the giants of Serie A, La Liga and the English Premier League are covered.
The establishment of the new league will undoubtedly have a strong impact on UEFA's main competition, the UEFA Champions League. Therefore, at the UEFA General Assembly held on the 20th of local time, the 55 member associations unanimously adopted a statement that severely attacked the "European Super League".
IOC President Bach and FIFA President Infantino also made their opposition to the Super League clear at the day's meeting.
In the face of official accusations and fan protests, many of the giants were quick to issue a statement: we're not playing, we're out!
As a result, the giants who were so glamorous when the formation of the UEFA Premier League was announced have withdrawn, some not explicitly announcing their withdrawal but hinting that the UEFA Premier League is now unattainable. The UEFA Premier League quickly disintegrated in less than two days of its existence.
This could perhaps be the shortest surviving league on the planet.
Now, only Real Madrid and Barcelona are still firmly holding their ground. The two teams do not leave each other, life and death, this scene of unity and love play, but also let the netizens think "a little sweet."
Of course, there are some fans are speculating whether Real Madrid and Barcelona really "love than gold"? Some Real Madrid fans said: Barcelona will soon run away, Barcelona fans said: accompany you to this is good, but also what bicycle!
There are also netizens who joke that the future of the "Spanish national derby" can be directly renamed "UEFA Super League final."
In addition to domestic netizens, foreign netizens couldn't sit still. They all said, "These two teams are meeting the final in advance."
Super League? No! Super Derby? Yes!
A thousand words converge into a single emoticon from a foreign netizen. Stop it, you two, match!
Watching the former allies have "rebel", the current president of Real Madrid, but also the first president of the UEFA Super League, Florentino felt very wronged. He said: "I have never seen such great malice."
In an interview, Florentino said, "I'm sad and desperate because we've been working on this for three years. When we announced the creation of the UEFA Super League, we said we wanted to talk to UEFA and FIFA, but they didn't react."
He added: "I've had a lot more threats and insults in my life, as if we killed soccer. Actually we tried to save soccer."
Screenshot of foreign media report.
Not sure if it's to save face or still have faith in the Superleague, Florentino doesn't think Juve and ac Milan are out: "The European Superleague is on standby, I can confirm that. Juve and ac Milan have not quit, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juve and ac Milan are seeking a way out through dialog."
As for the teams that have quit, Florentino believes their behavior is "completely wrong".
The 12 teams are said to have signed binding contracts with each other. But Florentino said, "We will not sue the Premier League clubs. The founding clubs believe in this plan, the European Premier League is not over and we will continue to work on it."
European Super League now see the defeat has basically been determined, but such an attempt is not all bad. At least, Barcelona and Real Madrid understand that true love turns out to be around!
