Real Madrid's president welcomed the European Union Court of Justice’s historic ruling in favour of the European Super League where it called out UEFA and FIFA’s actions as “illegal”.
The ruling confirmed that UEFA can no longer stop the clubs from participating in the Super League as it did in the past, as that would be contrary to EU law.
Perez confirmed that Los Blancos will assess the situation and make plans accordingly in the coming days. He also said that UEFA’s monopoly has come to an end and the clubs will be the owners of their destiny from now on.
“From Real Madrid, we welcome with great satisfaction the decision taken by the Court of Justice of the European Union, which is responsible for guaranteeing our principles, values and freedoms,” Perez said.
“In the coming days, we will carefully study the scope of this resolution, but I do anticipate two conclusions of great historical significance. First of all, that European club football is not and will never be a monopoly again.
“And secondly, that from today the clubs will be the owners of their destiny. Clubs see fully recognised our right to propose and promote European competitions that modernise our sport and attract fans from all over the world. In short, today the Europe of freedoms has triumphed again and today soccer and its fans have also triumphed.
“From today, the present and future of European football are finally in the hands of clubs, players and their fans. Our destiny belongs to us and we have a great responsibility before us. This day will mark a before and after. It is a great day for the history of football and for the history of sport,” he concluded.
After all the clubs backed out from the project following a massive backlash from the fans, only Madrid and Barcelona remained till the end. The Catalan club, too, expressed its satisfaction with the ruling.
“FC Barcelona wishes to express its satisfaction with the sentence of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) assessing the Super League project as proposed by A22 Sports,” said the club in a press release.
“As one of the clubs driving the Super League project, FC Barcelona feels that the sentence paves the way for a new elite level football competition in Europe by opposing the monopoly over the football world, and wishes to initiate new discussions as to the path that European competitions should take in the future.”