Super League: Pablo Longoria makes clear the position of Olympique de Marseille.
The Court of Justice of the European Union administered a big slap in the face to UEFA and FIFA this Thursday morning in the Super League case. While the promoters of this brand new European competition are jubilant, Pablo Longoria was clear on the position of Olympique de Marseille.
“ The decision does not open the door to the Super League at any time. I spent the whole morning analyzing the sentence. There is one thing clear: the decision reminds everyone of the need for dialogue in European football. I consider that having three or four competitions organized by so many different organizers is a football disaster. If this is the case, I see a difficult future for the world of football.”
“This is not the time for divisionadded the Iberian leader. Creating different competitions will broadcast football which is in a difficult moment as shown by the trend on TV rights in France, in Italy, in the Premier League. I call for unity and dialogue. A closed league is not football! » thus decided Longoria, present at a press conference to take stock of the first part of the OM season,
