It’s time for a new thread anyway, so here goes plus the originator of the old thread from 2021 is not updating it any more anyway.
Here are two articles out today on the matter as the battle rages from multiple armies in multiple theatres now.
The second one via The Athletic looks excellent but is behind a paywall.
As an outstanding hack and puppet for UEFA, the following views as expressed by LaLiga’s president, Javier Tebas, indicate the height of the UEFA et al hypocrisy.
It’s as if what happened via Chelsea (with the Russian oligarch and in January via the new American owner after the Russian oligarch) and Manchester City (again after acquittal years later the first time years ago but not after benefiting in outstanding fashion regardless) in the Premier League, and what happened at Juventus recently amidst all the other examples of Financial Foul Play under UEFA’s not careful watch for supposed Financial Fair Play, can all together be ignored as one major fundamental reason we are even here again!
This point goes even beyond the billions that will be invested anew whether by JP Morgan Chase again or other interested global investors.
Tebas added: “Mr Reichart is the new face of a coup by the big clubs to seize full control and turn European football into a sport for the elite, not for everyone… Do Mr Reichart and his friends think they are the smartest, and the rest - UEFA, federations, leagues, clubs and fans - the dumbest?”
Furthermore, Tebas believes the big clubs are holding the governing bodies European football “hostage” to secure more money and power for themselves. Tebas has been a vocal critic of the ESL since its initial launch in April 2021.
Here’s the cross-link to the first post, which was done after the second campaign was launched just over a week ago, from the old 2021 thread.