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Čeferin speaks today
in front of the UEFA Congress.
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The presidents
of UEFA and FIFA will speak,
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the leaders of European
and world soccer.
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Mr. Infantino, a comment.
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One thing is certain: what is said today,
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will change soccer forever.
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The UEFA Congress is on Tuesday,
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the state of the nation speech, so to speak
by Aleksander Čeferin.
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The FIFA President also gives a speech.
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Billions of people invested in something,
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about which Gianni Infantino
will now talk about.
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As president of world football
he has friends in every league,
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in every participating country in the world.
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This speech will trigger a chain reaction
in the entire soccer ecosystem.
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Both sides, UEFA
and the Super League, want Infantino.
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Infantino is secretive.
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On the Sunday of the launch
FIFA was the last to comment.
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There was a FIFA statement.
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It stated that FIFA does not support
not support a "closed, renegade league".
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Words are very important.
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Especially in a
project led by lawyers.
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THE SUPER LEAGUE
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People from the Super League said:
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"Our league
is not completely closed."
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There were five places that were designated for
for promotion and relegation.
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QUALIFIED CLUB
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So there was room for interpretation.
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The UEFA people were furious.
The explanation did not go far enough for them.
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My sources said,
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FIFA had been talking to the clubs about the
clubs about the Super League from March or April.
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And then we discovered the W01 figure.
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FOUNDATION OF THE SUPER LEAGUE
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In the leaks of Super League history
two types of documents were found.
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Both in draft form. A document
with the framework conditions of the Super League
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and another annotated document
with the meaning of these code words.
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And W01 was FIFA.
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It is clear that FIFA was important
for the Super League's strategy.
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The W01 section showed me
that efforts were being made,
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to convince FIFA of the merits of this project.
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PROJECT SL IS DEPENDENT
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FROM A BINDING
DECISION FROM W01
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When Gianni Infantino
supports the Super League,
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when the highest authority
in soccer gives its go-ahead,
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then the way forward is pretty clear.
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This would have created the conditions
for this new power to rise
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and the center of gravity
of soccer can shift.
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If you are supported by FIFA,
you can get started.
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1 BILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE
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RECORD TRANSFER
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SUPER LEAGUE: THE GAME OFF THE FIELD
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Gianni Infantino is this figure,
who appears out of nowhere.
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He grew up modestly.
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He was not
born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
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His father
served coffee on the railroad.
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...one restriction...
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After the soccer crisis in 2015
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Gianni fought his way through the ranks,
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the piranha-infested waters
of world soccer, all the way to the top.
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ZURICH - SWITZERLAND
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The most popular sport
in the world is in turmoil:
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Arrests of important soccer officials
due to American corruption allegations.
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One of the biggest cases of fraud.
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Large-scale corruption
and bribery in the soccer governing body.
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A hard blow
for the top of world soccer.
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This investigation will continue,
until all corruption is uncovered
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and the intolerance
of this behavior.
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The leadership of FIFA
was finally cleared out of the way.
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Gianni Infantino was considered
as a relatively clean candidate to succeed him.
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FIFA finds itself
in a serious crisis situation.
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FIFA's reputation has been damaged.
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FIFA CONGRESS 2016
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Gianni Infantino comes from UEFA.
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I have been in charge of UEFA
for the last seven years.
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At this time,
a time of financial crisis,
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UEFA's revenue increased
almost tripled.
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We will restore the image
and the reputation of FIFA
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and applause from everyone.
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Gianni Infantino won this election.
He promised to reform FIFA.
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A new,
strong leader must be elected,
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to bring soccer back to FIFA
and vice versa. That's what I'm here for.
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This adjustment
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offers an extremely ambitious man
the chance to redefine soccer.
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Since the day he entered the office,
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he makes plans to take some of the power
of power from club soccer
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to be incorporated into FIFA. Away from UEFA.
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Infantino has ambitious goals.
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It is the fulfillment of his lifelong dream.
He sees himself as one person,
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that will redefine soccer,
globally, not regionally.
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OLD ENEMIES
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Gianni is admitted to FIFA in 2016.
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This offers him
unexpected opportunity,
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the helm of European soccer
at UEFA.
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This great power vacuum
makes it possible for this gray man,
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from the masses
of suit wearers.
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With 42 votes:
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Mr. Aleksander Čeferin.
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Čeferin is coming.
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My small
and beautiful Slovenia is very proud.
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And I hope
one day you will be too.
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He was relatively new to soccer,
only a few people knew him.
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And Gianni thought:
"I'm going from UEFA to FIFA.
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And I will have a follower
in UEFA.
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Aleksander Čeferin should simply be
be grateful that he is UEFA president.
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He stays in his lane."
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I don't think they realized
who exactly they were bringing to power.
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Čeferin may not be the person
they thought he was when they selected him.
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If you sit in the big chair,
you do things your own way.
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This leads to conflicts.
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I got to know Gianni Infantino
as UEFA general secretary.
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FIFA and UEFA competed with each other.
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UEFA PRESIDENT
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On the one hand you have
a world organization with 211 countries.
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On the other hand, you have
a European one with 55 countries.
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But UEFA's revenue per year is around
about three times as high as that of FIFA.
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FIFA has developed international
national team soccer,
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the world for one month every
for one month every four years.
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Nothing happens in between.
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UEFA sells the Champions League every year.
the Champions League.
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That's billions.
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The most popular club competition in the world.
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As a member of FIFA
that makes you envious.
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"How can we
generate this money?"
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We have to work harder,
to make it truly global.
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This includes disruptive actions,
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to be able to change things.
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This put UEFA and FIFA
found themselves in a kind of death role.
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The trigger for this
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was a meeting in March 2018
in Bogotá, Colombia.
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A meeting of the FIFA Council,
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in which Čeferin took part.
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Gianni Infantino dreams of a competition
competition between the biggest teams
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and high income from it.
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From a Club World Cup.
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Without the European clubs
there would be no such thing.
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These are the teams that everyone wants to see.
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This dream
sparked Aleksander Čeferin's anger.
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The FIFA President suggested
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a Club World Cup. He said:
"I'm contributing 25 billion dollars.
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Would you support it?"
I asked: "Who is funding it?"
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He: "I can't say any more
say more because of an NDA."
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I asked: "Who's playing?
What's the idea behind it?"
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"I don't know.
I signed the NDA."
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So I said:
"Then I don't support it."
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All hell breaks loose.
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FIFA said:
"The Club World Cup is coming!
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Everyone wants them."
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SOCCER COMMENTATOR
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UEFA like this:
"Sounds like a Champions League.
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You're taking them from us."
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Gianni Infantino became the sworn
blood rival of Aleksander Čeferin.
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By the chairs alone,
on which they sat.
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Global versus local
is the biggest conflict in soccer.
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We should not be ashamed of this,
generating and distributing income.
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That is our mission.
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Why should we
not strive for more revenue?
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Europe constantly blocked his vision
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of the expansion of power.
Not just in relation to the Club World Cup.
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FIFA would like to hold the World Cup
every two years.
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Who is stopping them? UEFA again.
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Europe: "No. We won't do that.
No, thank you. No, thank you very much."
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UEFA president Čeferin told the Times,
they could boycott it.
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The European club teams
are the teams that everyone wants to see.
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But every time,
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when Gianni Infantino tried to
to achieve something significant,
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Who blocked his path? UEFA.
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This puts Gianni Infantino
in a bit of a quandary.
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Then comes the Super League.
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THE OFFER
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Firstly, the Super League knew,
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Gianni Infantino
wanted power over club soccer.
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Secondly, in return, they wanted
twelve teams to one, as Gianni hoped,
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annual Club
Club World Championship.
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The Super League also spoke
of contributions to FIFA.
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As a "cost of doing business", so to speak.
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They were ready,
to participate in the Club World Cup
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to invest a billion in FIFA.
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President Infantino of FIFA
signals willingness to engage in dialog.
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And the mentality of Infantino...
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BARCELONA PRESIDENT
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...was at least more open in this process
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than the mentality of the UEFA representatives.
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Infantino is developing
his competition, the World Club Cups,
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and enlarges it.
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We respect that.
It looks attractive.
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And he was open
for talks about the Super League.
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The Super League's financial documents
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also deal with the sending of teams
to the Club World Cup.
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A win-win situation
for FIFA and the Super League.
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I spoke to some of these clubs...
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LALIGA PRESIDENT
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...even those who cared a lot.
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They asked for mutual support.
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"You support us with the Super League,
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We're playing in your Club World Cup."
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The end of the Champions League.
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And we all knew that Infantino
wanted to kill Čeferin, politically speaking.
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DAY FOUR
APRIL 20, 2021
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Tuesday morning, the day of the congress.
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I felt uncomfortable.
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MODERATOR
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It seemed very real.
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It was an enormous
financial investment.
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Giant power brokers.
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We live
in a world ruled by money.
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Money has more power than people.
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Tuesday morning
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the Super League had not only
made waves at the UEFA Congress...
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SWITZERLAND
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...but also on England's streets
and in Parliament.
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A LEGISLATIVE BOMB
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Fans spoke out
against the Super League.
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Members of the royal family
spoke out against it.
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So does the government.
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We will not
not stand idly by while soccer...
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From this afternoon
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the feeling of powerlessness
among the fans slowly changed,
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when scenes from the Middle Ages
as if they were from the Middle Ages,
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in which farmers raised their pitchforks
and revolted.
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-Security breach at Man United...
-Fans broke through barriers...
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Fans protested
against the American club owners.
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One of the craziest
in soccer history.
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The Super League
started the great soccer revolution.
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The first line of defense was
the Premier League and the fans themselves.
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The fans who expressed their
expressed their deep dislike of it.
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The government stood behind the fans.
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BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY
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"If you, the Premier League and others
this, we will intervene."
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Morning, sir.
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I was asked,
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whether I would
would meet with the Prime Minister
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and could gather a few representatives.
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And I thought, why... why not?
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When do you ever get the chance
to talk to a prime minister?
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Before this Tuesday morning
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the British Prime Minister
never met support groups.
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Traditionally, governments
governments do not interfere in soccer.
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But they saw this underlying anger.
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It was quite a
populist government,
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and local elections were coming up.
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That week, the government was
under great pressure
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due to bribery allegations,
nepotism
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and allegedly corrupt corona contracts.
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The accusation of nepotism
is putting Johnson under increasing pressure.
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The government is accused of corruption.
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Which schnapps did you buy?
Prime Minister?
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To appear as the saviors of soccer,
this image is suddenly reversed.
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10 AM
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The Prime Minister,
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I and other fan representatives met
and talked about the situation.
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Oliver Dowden was there.
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I hold
some Zoom meetings in my pyjamas,
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but that wasn't one of them.
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I did not know Boris Johnson.
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We move
in different circles.
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It was like watching
the Prime Minister on television,
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except that I had a speaking role.
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He said immediately,
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how ironic it is that someone like him,
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a free-market oriented,
liberal, conservative prime minister,
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interfered in something,
which is actually a competitive issue.
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The Prime Minister said:
"I am not a soccer fan.
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I don't pretend to understand him,
but I know he's important to millions.
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English soccer
is one of the greatest things about England."
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He said:
"He is part of our social fabric.
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Part of our community."
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He went to the soccer authorities and asked:
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"Do you have the power to stop this?"
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They said:
"The legal advice from our lawyers is,
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that our rules and regulations
provides us with a very good argument,
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But it's not a perfect case."
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That was the moment,
when the Prime Minister said:
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"I am ready to drop a legislative bomb
into the proceedings."
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What he undoubtedly meant was:
"I'm tightening up the law,
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so that your very good case
into a perfect case."
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The "legislative bomb"
was a change in the law,
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so that the Premier League
could throw them out of the league.
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After the meeting with the Prime Minister
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I spoke immediately
with the 14 clubs not involved.
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I was able to pass on
Johnson's statement to them.
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He wants to set off a "legislative bomb"
in the Super League.
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JOHNSON THREATENS WITH "LEGISLATIVE BOMB"
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A "legislative bomb".
The phrase reverberated throughout the country.
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By the end of the conversation
it had already been made public.
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British Prime Minister Johnson
threatened a "legislative bomb".
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"Legislative bombshell"...
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...the plans would be continued.
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The English Premier League
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will be twelve billion euros
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from domestic and foreign
TV rights.
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Over the next three years.
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The Liga, Serie A,
the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 together
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will not generate
twelve billion euros in the next three years.
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That's why Boris Johnson was so active.
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Because a Super League
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part of the money
of the Premier League,
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an important product of England.
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Governments that for decades
did not care about soccer,
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suddenly wanted to pass a law
to prevent this.
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That worried a lot of people,
who manage English clubs.
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Arsenal,
who were never prepared to talk,
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called me 30 minutes after the meeting
with the Prime Minister.
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You could almost hear the shock and panic
at the other end of the line.
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The English clubs were worried.
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"Wait a minute, what about
if they introduce punitive taxes?"
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"What if they
change the visa regulations?"
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That makes it difficult for players
to come over and play in England.
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Nothing is better than changes to the law
by the Prime Minister,
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so that clubs
no longer get away with it.
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I don't think it's in the interests
of the fans or soccer.
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We do not support
this type of cartel.
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THE WAR OF WORDS
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In a way, it is good.
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Now we know who is who,
who is on which side,
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who tells the truth
and who is not telling the truth. And...
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...you can't kill soccer.
Not even if you have a lot of money.
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According to Florentino
the Super League wants to save soccer.
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Then ask Florentino.
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What do you think of the Super League?
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Why am I here?
My position on this has always been very clear.
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And I am here,
to stand alongside them,
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who love soccer.
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-Thank you.
-Thank you.
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This Tuesday,
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when Prime Minister
Boris Johnson told the fans,
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that he was ready
to detonate a legislative bomb,
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to prevent this Super League...
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-Mr. Infantino.
-was the UEFA Congress.
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The entire management team
of European soccer gathered together,
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shaken by the events
of the last 48 hours.
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They wait with bated breath.
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What would Gianni Infantino say?
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There is an enormous danger of the outbreak
of an incredibly bad civil war,
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an enormous gap, the likes of which we have
never seen before in soccer.
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All of this is determined
by his choice of words.
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How did he feel about the Super League?
Alliances are important here.
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What will Gianni Infantino do
when everything is public?
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Infantino
and Mathias walked past me.
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I told Mathias from FIFA:
"If I talk to you, you'll end up in jail."
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I was so angry.
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-Čeferin also spoke with Infantino.
-We agreed...
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UEFA HEAD OF FOOTBALL
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...a meeting
between Gianni and Aleksander.
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It was to take place in the room
next to the congress hall.
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I left her alone for 20 or 25 minutes.
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FIFA President Infantino
and I spoke before the Congress.
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We don't have to obey anyone.
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We tried to discuss things.
To sort things out.
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We tried to come to an agreement.
Otherwise, we would do it our own way.
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Before the speech at the UEFA Congress
puts pressure on Čeferin Infantino,
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to make the language of his speech to Congress
more aggressive.
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Now it's all about the big picture.
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We want to see a clear edge.
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Are you on their side?
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The UEFA Congress in Montreux
takes place in a large auditorium.
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Due to the pandemic
this has been the case for over a year
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the first large gathering of people.
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This dynamic, which was not present
in front of video screens,
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appeared again.
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Within a few minutes
messages from one corner of a hall
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to the other.
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There was a great deal of uncertainty.
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Please take your seats.
The UEFA Congress is about to begin.
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I hand over
to the FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
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Gianni, you have the floor.
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So, dear Aleksander,
President of UEFA,
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Dear members of the Executive Committee,
dear delegates from all over the world,
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As always, it is an honor.
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European soccer.
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Take a look at the success
of European soccer.
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I am also a product of this system.
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I started playing football at a small amateur club
in Switzerland.
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I was a very bad player.
I still am.
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But when we
played in the lowest Swiss league,
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we had
a direct connection to the top.
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A bond that held soccer together
and still holds it together.
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FIFA's task is to
protect the European sports model.
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So when some decide
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to go their own way...
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...then they have to live with the consequences
of their decision.
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This means,
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either you're in
or you're out.
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You can't be half in
or half out.
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We can support the creation of the Super League
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only emphatically disapprove.
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00:28:05,185 --> 00:28:11,733
There is no doubt
of FIFA's disapproval.
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Infantino says
Different things in different places
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in various situations,
to save his job.
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That was a strategy.
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He changed her in that moment.
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This was not the time
to talk to everyone.
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But to condemn what has happened.
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GIANNI INFANTINO DID NOT REPLY
TO OUR REQUESTS FOR AN INTERVIEW
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"AS PART OF FIFA, I HAVE TO
TALK TO SOCCER STAKEHOLDERS.
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TO LISTEN TO
AND TALK TO THEM,
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DOES NOT IN ANY WAY MEAN THAT FIFA
SUPPORTS A SUPER LEAGUE PROJECT.
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I DO NOT CLOSE DOORS
FOR DISCUSSIONS WITH ANYONE, EVER,
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REGARDING NEW FORMATS,
IDEAS OR COMPETITIONS.
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I AM READY TO LISTEN TO EVERYONE."
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Whether he saw
which way the wind was blowing,
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or by Aleksander Čeferin
was persuaded to do so, we do not know.
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00:29:28,727 --> 00:29:30,187
Čeferin spoke last.
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00:29:30,270 --> 00:29:34,149
I'm pretty sure,
Gianni Infantino
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00:29:34,650 --> 00:29:38,737
didn't want to stand in the hail of arrows
that would have come from the stage.
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00:29:42,407 --> 00:29:47,037
Aleksander Čeferin now had to
now have to give the speech of his life.
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The most critical speech
he had ever given.
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I know about martial arts,
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00:29:55,838 --> 00:29:59,758
that you have to think about
how to approach your opponent.
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00:30:01,176 --> 00:30:04,638
If you get people
against you all the time...
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...you achieve nothing.
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00:30:10,143 --> 00:30:12,354
I have changed my speech twelve times.
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00:30:15,524 --> 00:30:18,610
It was not so much about
about the words in the speech,
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but about the concept of speech.
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You are under adrenaline,
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even at a normal congress,
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where all delegates are present.
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00:30:36,545 --> 00:30:38,380
You have to convey a message.
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Thank you to FIFA and its President,
Gianni Infantino, for today's speech.
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The values of soccer are important to you.
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00:30:49,391 --> 00:30:52,186
Nasser, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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00:30:52,936 --> 00:30:58,901
You have shown true greatness and that you
respect soccer and our values.
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00:30:58,984 --> 00:31:00,736
We learned a lot from you.
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00:31:01,403 --> 00:31:04,114
At the beginning I thanked
to all the clubs,
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even among those who had migrated.
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00:31:08,619 --> 00:31:14,917
Then I changed the speech and became a bit
more hostile towards these clubs.
425
00:31:16,293 --> 00:31:18,670
Fans have become customers.
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00:31:19,838 --> 00:31:22,591
Competitions have become products.
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00:31:23,175 --> 00:31:25,802
They tried to
to privatize soccer.
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00:31:25,886 --> 00:31:29,139
We are fans, not customers!
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One of the last
collective values of society.
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00:31:34,353 --> 00:31:37,064
We've had enough of these cowards,
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00:31:37,856 --> 00:31:43,195
who remain anonymous and hidden,
to spread harmful ideologies.
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00:31:43,278 --> 00:31:44,279
Enough is enough.
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00:31:45,781 --> 00:31:50,536
Then I made my language
less aggressive to show that
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that they can come back.
435
00:31:53,622 --> 00:31:58,043
Loyalty can mean
apologizing and forgiving,
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00:31:58,126 --> 00:32:00,045
does not forget, but forgives.
437
00:32:00,796 --> 00:32:06,885
I would like to address the owners of
of some English clubs.
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00:32:09,555 --> 00:32:10,556
Gentlemen,
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00:32:11,932 --> 00:32:13,308
That was a big mistake.
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00:32:14,643 --> 00:32:16,854
Some call it greed,
441
00:32:18,230 --> 00:32:22,860
others contempt, arrogance,
recklessness or complete ignorance.
442
00:32:23,902 --> 00:32:25,529
But that doesn't matter.
443
00:32:26,822 --> 00:32:30,576
The important thing is that you still have time
to change your mind.
444
00:32:31,577 --> 00:32:32,953
Everyone makes mistakes.
445
00:32:34,288 --> 00:32:39,835
The English fans deserve it,
that you correct your mistake.
446
00:32:44,423 --> 00:32:49,803
When Čeferin heard that some of the clubs were
were wobbling in the face of this onslaught,
447
00:32:49,887 --> 00:32:53,765
he made it clear to them,
that they could come back.
448
00:32:53,849 --> 00:32:57,060
He skillfully distributed olive branches to everyone,
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00:32:57,144 --> 00:33:00,522
who wanted to leave the Super League
wanted to turn their backs on the Super League.
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00:33:02,232 --> 00:33:07,905
In times of crisis, people can
can choose between two options:
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00:33:09,823 --> 00:33:13,368
Self-interest and solidarity.
452
00:33:48,612 --> 00:33:52,324
Suddenly there is
a feeling of confidence in the room.
453
00:33:53,033 --> 00:33:57,829
The news spread through various channels
and spread like wildfire.
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00:33:57,913 --> 00:34:00,999
In particular
a few of the English clubs,
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00:34:01,083 --> 00:34:04,962
Manchester City and Chelsea,
began to doubt very quickly.
456
00:34:09,341 --> 00:34:11,342
2:15 PM
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00:34:16,639 --> 00:34:17,933
It only takes one.
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00:34:18,016 --> 00:34:22,145
As soon as one person drops out
or starts to doubt, everyone leaves.
459
00:34:22,228 --> 00:34:24,731
You only need one club.
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00:34:24,815 --> 00:34:28,819
THE DOMINO EFFECT
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00:34:30,152 --> 00:34:31,737
Fuck you, Super League!
462
00:34:32,781 --> 00:34:34,366
Fuck you, Super League!
463
00:34:34,949 --> 00:34:38,954
On Tuesday
Chelsea played against Brighton.
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00:34:39,036 --> 00:34:40,330
SECRETARY GENERAL
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A sea of fans
screamed against the Super League
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00:34:43,208 --> 00:34:46,295
and did not let the players
not get off the bus.
467
00:34:49,755 --> 00:34:53,217
At Chelsea we saw
Petr Čech, a club legend,
468
00:34:54,136 --> 00:34:57,764
surrounded by angry Chelsea fans,
who demanded answers.
469
00:34:58,348 --> 00:34:59,766
Let the people sort it out,
470
00:34:59,850 --> 00:35:02,394
But not like this. You're hurting the team.
471
00:35:02,978 --> 00:35:05,856
We want our Chelsea back!
472
00:35:05,939 --> 00:35:09,359
-We want our Chelsea back!
-They shouted at him.
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00:35:09,860 --> 00:35:13,989
What the owners never considered,
not for a moment, was,
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that the fans
would turn against them.
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00:35:16,533 --> 00:35:17,951
Chelsea!
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00:35:18,035 --> 00:35:22,664
They said: "We'll show you,
what Chelsea's future will look like."
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00:35:22,748 --> 00:35:23,624
SOLD SOUL
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00:35:23,707 --> 00:35:25,584
The owners were horrified.
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00:35:26,502 --> 00:35:29,922
When the brand was affected
was damaged, they got out.
480
00:35:30,005 --> 00:35:32,633
Chelsea! Chelsea!
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00:35:32,716 --> 00:35:34,343
6:40 PM
482
00:35:35,677 --> 00:35:38,472
Someone said:
"We're out of the Super League."
483
00:35:38,555 --> 00:35:41,433
This was immediately
confirmed by the club owners.
484
00:35:41,517 --> 00:35:42,893
We have just been told,
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00:35:42,976 --> 00:35:47,439
that Chelsea Football Club
will prepare a document,
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00:35:47,523 --> 00:35:51,193
to initiate the withdrawal from the
European Super League.
487
00:35:51,276 --> 00:35:52,694
Not true!
488
00:35:54,112 --> 00:35:56,740
Oh my God! Yes!
489
00:35:57,491 --> 00:36:02,371
We repeat the breaking news:
Chelsea files documents
490
00:36:02,454 --> 00:36:06,667
to withdraw
from the European Super League.
491
00:36:06,750 --> 00:36:10,671
Thousands were seen outside the stadium
Stamford Bridge to receive the news.
492
00:36:10,754 --> 00:36:14,967
Victory chants from the fans,
celebrating that their club
493
00:36:15,050 --> 00:36:17,094
leaves the Super League.
494
00:36:17,177 --> 00:36:19,471
We have saved soccer!
495
00:36:19,555 --> 00:36:21,223
We have saved soccer!
496
00:36:21,765 --> 00:36:24,518
We care about the club,
about the community.
497
00:36:24,601 --> 00:36:26,645
That is a success.
498
00:36:26,728 --> 00:36:29,815
Shortly afterwards
Manchester City also announced its exit.
499
00:36:29,898 --> 00:36:33,569
Manchester City applied for
the European Super League
500
00:36:33,652 --> 00:36:35,487
as quickly as possible.
501
00:36:39,408 --> 00:36:42,244
Čeferin's speech, Infantino's speech,
502
00:36:42,327 --> 00:36:46,290
then the oligarchs
and the Gulf kings who withdraw.
503
00:36:48,208 --> 00:36:51,003
From then on, the dominoes start to fall.
504
00:36:51,086 --> 00:36:53,380
FORMAL WITHDRAWAL INITIATED
505
00:36:55,674 --> 00:36:58,051
As soon as Chelsea and Man City were out,
506
00:36:58,135 --> 00:37:01,221
all English clubs issued
issued press releases.
507
00:37:01,305 --> 00:37:04,641
When the first English club came back,
it was "Yes!"
508
00:37:04,725 --> 00:37:05,767
LEGAL COMMITTEE
509
00:37:05,851 --> 00:37:08,353
Then the second: "Yes!"
It was like an avalanche.
510
00:37:08,437 --> 00:37:09,980
So boom, boom, boom, boom.
511
00:37:10,063 --> 00:37:13,066
A funeral became a...
512
00:37:13,150 --> 00:37:17,779
It was as if a bar mitzvah broke out overnight,
and suddenly everyone was dancing the hora.
513
00:37:17,863 --> 00:37:20,824
At the end of the evening
six Premier League clubs were out.
514
00:37:20,908 --> 00:37:26,079
Arsenal leaves the group.
The first club in American ownership.
515
00:37:26,163 --> 00:37:28,790
Tottenham
released in a statement:
516
00:37:28,874 --> 00:37:32,836
"We regret the unrest and annoyance caused
caused by the ESL proposal."
517
00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:34,713
...the statement from Man United:
518
00:37:35,380 --> 00:37:40,135
"Manchester United will not be
participate in the European Super League.
519
00:37:40,636 --> 00:37:44,473
We listen to the reactions of our fans,
the British government
520
00:37:44,556 --> 00:37:46,183
and other interest groups."
521
00:37:52,773 --> 00:37:55,692
We wrote and spoke several times.
522
00:37:55,776 --> 00:37:58,320
It looked like obituaries.
523
00:37:58,403 --> 00:38:00,322
This one goes, this one too.
524
00:38:00,405 --> 00:38:04,159
That was
the best WhatsApp group ever.
525
00:38:04,243 --> 00:38:06,995
It was like a virtual party.
526
00:38:07,079 --> 00:38:10,707
I wrote to Aleksander:
"Congratulations, it's over."
527
00:38:10,791 --> 00:38:14,086
I am very, very proud of Aleksander.
528
00:38:14,169 --> 00:38:16,338
Aleksander was a great leader.
529
00:38:17,464 --> 00:38:20,425
He defended the clubs more
than they defended themselves.
530
00:38:20,509 --> 00:38:23,762
-Doesn't look great, does it?
-The planned Super League
531
00:38:23,846 --> 00:38:25,514
failed after two days.
532
00:38:25,597 --> 00:38:29,977
AC Milan, Inter and Atlético Madrid
are dropping out of the money project.
533
00:38:33,647 --> 00:38:35,941
It remained a room full of lawyers,
534
00:38:36,024 --> 00:38:39,152
who tried to
to find legal arguments.
535
00:38:39,653 --> 00:38:43,615
This is not exactly conducive
public support.
536
00:38:44,116 --> 00:38:46,034
As part of the secrecy...
537
00:38:46,118 --> 00:38:47,244
PREMIER LEAGUE FOUNDER
538
00:38:47,327 --> 00:38:49,872
...the group speaks
each other well.
539
00:38:49,955 --> 00:38:51,331
Until you test it out.
540
00:38:51,415 --> 00:38:52,624
AREN'T 3 YACHTS ENOUGH, ROMAN???
541
00:38:52,708 --> 00:38:57,254
It's been a very unusual few days,
even by soccer standards.
542
00:38:57,337 --> 00:39:01,758
They just didn't understand the game,
the thing we love about soccer,
543
00:39:01,842 --> 00:39:02,926
what we carry in our hearts.
544
00:39:03,010 --> 00:39:05,012
The masterminds behind the plans
545
00:39:06,013 --> 00:39:08,515
don't understand English soccer.
546
00:39:11,977 --> 00:39:14,146
We have to respect the game.
547
00:39:14,730 --> 00:39:19,484
Soccer does not belong to UEFA,
nor does it belong to FIFA.
548
00:39:19,985 --> 00:39:23,030
He doesn't belong to Real Madrid,
Barcelona, Juventus.
549
00:39:23,530 --> 00:39:26,241
Soccer belongs to everyone who loves soccer.
550
00:39:31,955 --> 00:39:36,251
The source of the fire, so to speak
was in Great Britain.
551
00:39:37,044 --> 00:39:39,796
We resorted
on hard facts and data.
552
00:39:39,880 --> 00:39:40,714
SUPER LEAGUE FINANCIER
553
00:39:40,797 --> 00:39:43,759
Our data at the time
showed great support,
554
00:39:44,635 --> 00:39:46,136
especially in Great Britain.
555
00:39:49,431 --> 00:39:51,892
You have to
put yourself in the clubs' shoes.
556
00:39:52,434 --> 00:39:54,061
To protect...
557
00:39:54,144 --> 00:39:58,982
The government threatens with a
legislative bomb. Everything is explosive.
558
00:39:59,066 --> 00:40:03,237
One is not really
interested in a silent majority,
559
00:40:03,320 --> 00:40:04,738
that could support you.
560
00:40:07,783 --> 00:40:13,664
You could see some clubs dropping out,
which triggered a domino effect.
561
00:40:15,374 --> 00:40:20,045
Some of the threats from UEFA
were hard to take.
562
00:40:21,296 --> 00:40:23,966
Did I feel any emotions?
563
00:40:25,843 --> 00:40:27,094
No.
564
00:40:27,177 --> 00:40:31,056
Not in the sense...
As I said, it was a business proposal.
565
00:40:31,139 --> 00:40:32,266
JUVENTUS CHAIRMAN
566
00:40:32,349 --> 00:40:36,228
We are not doing this out of emotional motives.
567
00:40:36,311 --> 00:40:40,190
But because we want to improve the system,
in which we work.
568
00:40:42,442 --> 00:40:45,237
For me, we are
still a soccer family
569
00:40:46,029 --> 00:40:48,282
with agreements and disagreements.
570
00:40:51,201 --> 00:40:52,119
There are still wounds.
571
00:40:55,414 --> 00:40:56,415
But now
572
00:40:57,624 --> 00:40:59,209
we must continue.
573
00:41:04,423 --> 00:41:06,508
I apologize to the fans.
574
00:41:07,509 --> 00:41:09,011
MANCHESTER CITY CHAIRMAN
575
00:41:09,094 --> 00:41:13,098
We owe them that... I owe them that.
It was... It was a mistake.
576
00:41:13,682 --> 00:41:14,850
TO OUR FANS
577
00:41:14,933 --> 00:41:19,521
One week later, the nine teams signed
the nine teams signed a declaration.
578
00:41:19,605 --> 00:41:24,484
They apologized and admitted
that the project was a mistake.
579
00:41:24,568 --> 00:41:25,569
UNITED STATES
580
00:41:25,652 --> 00:41:27,988
I apologize to the fans.
581
00:41:28,071 --> 00:41:30,115
You showed us that this is not possible.
582
00:41:30,199 --> 00:41:31,408
LIVERPOOL PRINCIPAL OWNER
583
00:41:31,491 --> 00:41:33,493
We heard you. I heard you.
584
00:41:34,494 --> 00:41:38,957
It is very important for morale,
for the ethics of sport,
585
00:41:39,041 --> 00:41:41,710
if not
for society as a whole,
586
00:41:43,420 --> 00:41:45,130
Admitting mistakes.
587
00:41:46,048 --> 00:41:50,385
It is difficult for people
with so much money and influence,
588
00:41:50,469 --> 00:41:54,014
to admit mistakes,
because they have so many yes-men around them.
589
00:41:54,932 --> 00:41:58,060
That's why I respect
the nine clubs even more.
590
00:41:58,769 --> 00:42:00,562
This shows that they are different.
591
00:42:01,146 --> 00:42:05,776
But these three still live
in their own world.
592
00:42:07,986 --> 00:42:11,657
THE THREE REBELS
593
00:42:14,034 --> 00:42:17,329
Three rebels,
Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus,
594
00:42:17,412 --> 00:42:19,831
said: "No, we won't sign.
595
00:42:19,915 --> 00:42:23,377
We still believe
in the European Super League project."
596
00:42:23,460 --> 00:42:28,882
The three clubs that remain committed to the
European Super League project,
597
00:42:28,966 --> 00:42:30,509
declared in the evening,
598
00:42:30,592 --> 00:42:35,138
they would reject what they call a
"persistent coercion" by UEFA.
599
00:42:35,222 --> 00:42:38,725
An attack on the rule of law.
The statement ends with:
600
00:42:38,809 --> 00:42:44,398
"If we don't reform soccer,
it will inevitably go under."
601
00:42:45,732 --> 00:42:51,363
These three clubs,
Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus,
602
00:42:52,114 --> 00:42:54,074
are sticking with the Super League.
603
00:42:54,700 --> 00:42:56,493
They are still fighting for it.
604
00:42:56,577 --> 00:42:59,288
They still believe
they are in the right.
605
00:42:59,955 --> 00:43:02,624
They draw plans and develop ideas.
606
00:43:04,877 --> 00:43:07,796
It was decided on the basis of
aggressive threats...
607
00:43:07,880 --> 00:43:09,131
SUPER LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL
608
00:43:09,214 --> 00:43:11,049
...at least publicly.
609
00:43:12,384 --> 00:43:14,928
UEFA is still threatening the clubs,
610
00:43:16,096 --> 00:43:19,099
exclude them from the Champions League
from the Champions League.
611
00:43:20,058 --> 00:43:21,894
'EXCLUSION FROM WM AND EM'
612
00:43:21,977 --> 00:43:24,521
UEFA PRESIDENT:
PENALIZATION OF SUPER LEAGUE PARTICIPANTS
613
00:43:24,605 --> 00:43:27,357
ČEFERIN:
EXCLUSION OF SUPER LEAGUE PLAYERS
614
00:43:27,441 --> 00:43:29,484
This week proved it.
615
00:43:30,986 --> 00:43:33,363
The monopoly acted before our eyes.
616
00:43:35,532 --> 00:43:38,660
Our governing body
should not be a monopoly.
617
00:43:38,744 --> 00:43:39,745
The supervisory authority...
618
00:43:39,828 --> 00:43:41,205
REAL MADRID PRESIDENT
619
00:43:41,288 --> 00:43:44,791
...and the judiciary
should not be the same.
620
00:43:44,875 --> 00:43:46,668
We even had to go to court
621
00:43:46,752 --> 00:43:51,256
against threats
and insults. With success.
622
00:43:51,340 --> 00:43:56,178
Goal for the Super League against UEFA
by a Spanish judge.
623
00:43:56,261 --> 00:44:00,349
A Spanish court
banned FIFA and UEFA,
624
00:44:00,432 --> 00:44:03,602
players and clubs
sanctioned for SL participation.
625
00:44:05,020 --> 00:44:07,356
24 hours after receipt of the complaint
626
00:44:07,439 --> 00:44:09,399
there was a temporary injunction.
627
00:44:11,193 --> 00:44:15,239
UEFA was no longer allowed to threaten us,
so that we could work in peace,
628
00:44:15,864 --> 00:44:19,701
and without these constant threats
from UEFA and FIFA.
629
00:44:20,661 --> 00:44:23,330
It was like an explosion of happiness,
630
00:44:23,413 --> 00:44:26,250
when we
received the injunction.
631
00:44:27,000 --> 00:44:30,462
This signaled to UEFA,
FIFA and the associations:
632
00:44:31,755 --> 00:44:34,341
"Guys,
you must not take any steps,
633
00:44:34,424 --> 00:44:38,011
to destroy this idea before it
before it is actually implemented."
634
00:44:42,182 --> 00:44:46,353
UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings
against Barcelona, Real Madrid
635
00:44:46,436 --> 00:44:49,273
and Juventus officially discontinued.
636
00:44:50,482 --> 00:44:54,027
The Spanish court opened the case
637
00:44:54,111 --> 00:44:56,280
to the European Court of Justice,
638
00:44:57,155 --> 00:45:01,535
who is now in the process of clarifying the question
"Is UEFA a monopoly?".
639
00:45:03,787 --> 00:45:05,205
He exercises the mandate,
640
00:45:05,289 --> 00:45:10,502
a binding recommendation
to the 27 countries in Europe.
641
00:45:11,962 --> 00:45:16,466
The court's decision
could be devastating for UEFA.
642
00:45:17,509 --> 00:45:20,262
If the court finds,
643
00:45:20,345 --> 00:45:24,349
that UEFA
its position as a monopolist
644
00:45:24,433 --> 00:45:26,977
of the soccer competition
in Europe,
645
00:45:27,060 --> 00:45:31,607
UEFA must
must be rethought from the ground up.
646
00:45:31,690 --> 00:45:34,276
That is the most important decision,
647
00:45:34,359 --> 00:45:40,657
that anyone has ever made about
ever made about European soccer.
648
00:45:41,408 --> 00:45:45,829
We will continue to fight in court,
649
00:45:46,330 --> 00:45:49,875
to put an end to the monopoly.
650
00:45:56,965 --> 00:45:58,675
MARCH 3, 2022
651
00:46:18,820 --> 00:46:22,074
The conference of the
Financial Times conference on business and soccer.
652
00:46:22,157 --> 00:46:27,454
We created this platform,
because the owners and managers of the clubs
653
00:46:27,538 --> 00:46:32,209
do not have a real platform to talk about
to talk about the business and the finances.
654
00:46:32,835 --> 00:46:35,379
It became an important date
in the soccer calendar.
655
00:46:36,046 --> 00:46:38,507
And this year was the first year
656
00:46:38,590 --> 00:46:42,594
after the collapse
and the collapse of the Super League.
657
00:46:43,178 --> 00:46:46,598
There were people
from both sides of this debate.
658
00:46:47,516 --> 00:46:51,270
There was a lot of hostility.
It was something personal.
659
00:46:52,688 --> 00:46:58,694
The unbelievable situation arose,
that Andrea was sitting in the front row,
660
00:46:59,653 --> 00:47:05,158
while one big name
of European soccer after another
661
00:47:05,826 --> 00:47:09,413
attacked him from the stage
attacked him personally.
662
00:47:11,415 --> 00:47:13,542
This is the Super League.
663
00:47:13,625 --> 00:47:16,753
A few associations,
which, due to their wealth
664
00:47:16,837 --> 00:47:18,714
want to rule over the rest.
665
00:47:18,797 --> 00:47:21,758
With every public statement
of the Super League
666
00:47:21,842 --> 00:47:26,680
I get angrier.
They are lying. It's unbelievable!
667
00:47:27,890 --> 00:47:31,226
He will be the closing speaker.
668
00:47:31,310 --> 00:47:33,020
He takes notes.
669
00:47:34,104 --> 00:47:36,023
The so-called Super League.
670
00:47:36,523 --> 00:47:40,819
I'm tired of talking about this
non-football project.
671
00:47:40,903 --> 00:47:44,907
Organize your competition,
they cannot take part in ours.
672
00:47:46,742 --> 00:47:50,454
The people around him
have that feeling,
673
00:47:51,663 --> 00:47:53,916
Agnelli would have betrayed them somehow.
674
00:47:55,000 --> 00:48:00,005
This was the first time that he had
he took part in a public event
675
00:48:00,088 --> 00:48:01,548
and was prepared to talk.
676
00:48:02,257 --> 00:48:03,759
It's a question of trust.
677
00:48:04,384 --> 00:48:06,345
Can the people in this room,
678
00:48:06,428 --> 00:48:11,600
people from the soccer industry and
soccer in general, trust him?
679
00:48:13,977 --> 00:48:17,231
Many here think
you have betrayed their trust.
680
00:48:17,314 --> 00:48:20,817
We need to review the past year
pass in review
681
00:48:20,901 --> 00:48:23,070
and understand what has happened.
682
00:48:23,987 --> 00:48:27,449
Listen, I represent a family,
683
00:48:27,533 --> 00:48:31,161
which has been
in the possession of an association.
684
00:48:31,912 --> 00:48:33,664
Next year it will be 100 years.
685
00:48:34,623 --> 00:48:39,628
We have the longest tenure
of all franchise companies worldwide.
686
00:48:40,295 --> 00:48:46,510
We wrote about 300 million direct
and indirect losses due to the pandemic.
687
00:48:47,094 --> 00:48:51,306
The question is why, in an industry
that is growing exponentially,
688
00:48:52,474 --> 00:48:55,060
4.5 billion in losses?
689
00:48:55,143 --> 00:48:58,397
That simply shows
that the system is not working.
690
00:48:58,897 --> 00:49:04,403
In February you are said to have had lunch with Florentino Pérez
for lunch, whereby...
691
00:49:05,237 --> 00:49:09,157
Last year, when he convinced you.
You drove the Super League forward.
692
00:49:10,325 --> 00:49:12,786
Murad, I must remind you,
693
00:49:12,870 --> 00:49:16,498
that what you and your colleagues
refer to as "industry"...
694
00:49:16,582 --> 00:49:19,001
The World Economic Forum
says the following about it,
695
00:49:19,084 --> 00:49:22,004
How the pandemic exacerbated the structural
exacerbated the structural problem of soccer:
696
00:49:22,087 --> 00:49:25,549
The Guardian: "Europe's top clubs
lost 4 billion last season"
697
00:49:25,632 --> 00:49:29,303
El Pais: "Corona bursts the
bursts the soccer economic bubble."
698
00:49:29,386 --> 00:49:34,016
Off the pitch: the soccer industry
was already destroying itself before Corona."
699
00:49:34,558 --> 00:49:38,228
Pour l'Éco:
"French soccer vulnerable."
700
00:49:39,062 --> 00:49:40,772
Inside Sport:
701
00:49:40,856 --> 00:49:43,358
- "English soccer model unsustainable."
-The Super League...
702
00:49:43,442 --> 00:49:46,737
La Repubblica:
"Italian soccer on the verge of a crash."
703
00:49:46,820 --> 00:49:52,201
That's what they write.
This is the state of European soccer.
704
00:49:52,284 --> 00:49:55,329
-Okay.
There is a need for far-reaching reforms.
705
00:49:56,413 --> 00:50:00,042
And you ask for lunch?
706
00:50:00,834 --> 00:50:02,794
-No, I'm asking...
-In February?
707
00:50:02,878 --> 00:50:07,299
No. I'm asking if you...
708
00:50:07,382 --> 00:50:12,471
The dissatisfaction
young people, the crowd of supporters.
709
00:50:12,554 --> 00:50:16,433
I see that very clearly.
You can't compromise on that.
710
00:50:17,518 --> 00:50:19,269
There is no compromise.
711
00:50:19,895 --> 00:50:22,940
It is about creating
a sustainable industry,
712
00:50:23,023 --> 00:50:25,400
which ensures stability at all levels.
713
00:50:27,402 --> 00:50:31,740
I am 100 % convinced that we will
will win in court in the end.
714
00:50:31,823 --> 00:50:33,825
Something will change in the future,
715
00:50:33,909 --> 00:50:37,746
an organization that fits into the world
we live in today.
716
00:50:37,829 --> 00:50:41,208
It is too obvious
that the current monopoly
717
00:50:41,291 --> 00:50:43,043
will destroy soccer.
718
00:50:44,670 --> 00:50:48,799
We are working towards
that the public
719
00:50:48,882 --> 00:50:51,510
understands the position of the Super League.
720
00:50:51,593 --> 00:50:55,639
Clubs like Juventus,
Real Madrid and Barça
721
00:50:55,722 --> 00:50:59,059
have decided:
"No surrender." We are right.
722
00:50:59,142 --> 00:51:02,813
BACK TO THE AGENDA
723
00:51:02,896 --> 00:51:05,566
Big clubs are insatiable.
724
00:51:05,649 --> 00:51:08,527
The rich are insatiable.
They don't care.
725
00:51:08,610 --> 00:51:11,280
They do not have
the necessary ethical standards.
726
00:51:12,030 --> 00:51:13,699
There is always a risk.
727
00:51:14,533 --> 00:51:16,368
We are always on the edge.
728
00:51:16,952 --> 00:51:20,163
You have to be constantly vigilant.
729
00:51:22,457 --> 00:51:25,085
Nothing intact is repaired.
730
00:51:25,169 --> 00:51:28,338
The Champions League is intact.
You can always improve.
731
00:51:29,423 --> 00:51:31,884
We are improving
the system of financial fair play,
732
00:51:31,967 --> 00:51:34,761
its competitive balance
and its sustainability.
733
00:51:36,054 --> 00:51:39,266
The only Super League,
the real Super League,
734
00:51:40,184 --> 00:51:41,310
is the Champions League.
735
00:51:41,393 --> 00:51:44,646
But it's not closed.
It is simply super.
736
00:51:47,691 --> 00:51:50,777
The dust settled,
the battle was won,
737
00:51:51,320 --> 00:51:53,822
and Čeferin
wanted to thank everyone.
738
00:51:53,906 --> 00:51:55,032
FSA MANAGING DIRECTOR
739
00:51:55,115 --> 00:51:57,910
But he didn't want any more meetings.
740
00:51:58,619 --> 00:52:01,038
They wanted to get back to business as usual.
741
00:52:02,164 --> 00:52:03,874
Soccer has gotten worse.
742
00:52:03,957 --> 00:52:07,628
The forces that led to the Super League
have intensified.
743
00:52:09,755 --> 00:52:11,715
The flames blaze high.
744
00:52:17,054 --> 00:52:19,640
Soccer
is never short of stupid ideas.
745
00:52:20,182 --> 00:52:22,309
We are going
from one crisis to the next.
746
00:52:22,392 --> 00:52:25,646
And soccer is struggling
to learn from its mistakes.
747
00:52:26,396 --> 00:52:28,857
We are overcoming a crisis,
748
00:52:29,691 --> 00:52:33,487
but I don't see
how we don't fall into another one.
749
00:52:34,071 --> 00:52:36,865
We want to protect
what no longer exists.
750
00:52:38,158 --> 00:52:41,078
The myth of soccer
is the game of the working class.
751
00:52:45,958 --> 00:52:48,877
Capitalism
has soccer in a bind.
752
00:52:51,004 --> 00:52:52,840
And he won't let go.
753
00:53:08,397 --> 00:53:11,608
I received many supportive
calls and messages of support.
754
00:53:15,821 --> 00:53:17,739
We have achieved great things.
755
00:53:17,823 --> 00:53:19,157
We saved soccer.
756
00:53:21,660 --> 00:53:23,161
It felt good.
757
00:53:29,376 --> 00:53:31,503
I want to continue to trust people,
758
00:53:31,587 --> 00:53:34,715
but you can see
that you can be lied to.
759
00:53:34,798 --> 00:53:37,426
From people,
who are supposedly close to you.
760
00:53:40,554 --> 00:53:44,850
I got on well with Aleks...
I will get along well.
761
00:53:44,933 --> 00:53:46,810
Time is always a gentleman.
762
00:53:49,021 --> 00:53:55,903
You must understand that
don't want to talk much about him.
763
00:53:57,988 --> 00:54:01,366
I have deleted this person
out of my life.
764
00:54:02,409 --> 00:54:04,620
Some lies cannot be forgotten.
765
00:54:06,622 --> 00:54:12,628
If people feel disappointed,
I understand that from a personal point of view,
766
00:54:13,170 --> 00:54:16,048
but not from an institutional
or corporate perspective.
767
00:54:18,592 --> 00:54:22,679
Our family always said:
"What's good can be made better."
768
00:54:25,599 --> 00:54:31,230
We need visionaries
in management positions,
769
00:54:31,313 --> 00:54:36,360
to understand the soccer situation properly
before it is too late.
770
00:54:38,195 --> 00:54:39,780
You have to admit mistakes.
771
00:54:39,863 --> 00:54:43,909
The nine admitted that they had
that they had joined the wrong project.
772
00:54:43,992 --> 00:54:48,080
I can also admit a mistake.
I had the wrong boyfriend.
773
00:54:54,503 --> 00:54:57,130
MAY 2022
774
00:54:57,214 --> 00:55:01,301
Two of the most dominant clubs in the world:
Liverpool meets Real Madrid.
775
00:55:01,385 --> 00:55:05,180
It is the final
of the European Champions League 2022.
776
00:55:05,264 --> 00:55:09,476
It is still possible,
the Champions League on match night
777
00:55:09,560 --> 00:55:11,103
under these floodlights.
778
00:55:11,186 --> 00:55:14,898
This crackling joy
and the eternal tingling sensation.
779
00:55:18,694 --> 00:55:23,282
It's Real Madrid again!
Champions. It's an obsession!
780
00:55:25,576 --> 00:55:27,828
Soccer is just a mirror,
781
00:55:27,911 --> 00:55:30,205
the reflection
of human nature around him.
782
00:55:31,540 --> 00:55:34,376
This moment had a hint of revenge.
783
00:55:35,502 --> 00:55:36,879
WINNER
784
00:55:38,630 --> 00:55:41,216
Whether with me or someone else.
785
00:55:41,800 --> 00:55:43,886
Evolution is inevitable.
786
00:55:52,060 --> 00:55:54,980
The high demand will ultimately
787
00:55:55,063 --> 00:55:58,275
rightly win.
788
00:56:05,407 --> 00:56:10,329
Čeferin may
have won against the Super League,
789
00:56:10,913 --> 00:56:13,832
but the flames are licking at his heels.
790
00:56:14,917 --> 00:56:16,793
The enemies are at the gates.
791
00:56:17,336 --> 00:56:19,379
UNITED STATES
792
00:56:19,463 --> 00:56:21,840
The Soccer Champions Tour gets underway.
793
00:56:21,924 --> 00:56:22,758
JULY 2022
794
00:56:22,841 --> 00:56:28,889
Real Madrid meets FC Barcelona.
Tens of thousands of fans are expected.
795
00:56:31,099 --> 00:56:35,604
What is a soccer club for?
and who is it for?
796
00:56:36,605 --> 00:56:39,566
For people
who live thousands of kilometers away?
797
00:56:41,026 --> 00:56:45,072
Or for the local fans,
who have been watching the games for decades?
798
00:56:49,743 --> 00:56:51,787
There is hardly any way out of this,
799
00:56:51,870 --> 00:56:55,707
without there being
a big loser anywhere.
800
00:56:58,752 --> 00:57:00,754
For the fans, it seemed relaxed.
801
00:57:02,214 --> 00:57:05,717
Yes, the Super League
was defeated in this battle.
802
00:57:07,219 --> 00:57:09,012
The war for soccer continues.
803
00:57:18,939 --> 00:57:21,900
We trust the European courts.
804
00:57:21,984 --> 00:57:25,237
This is it,
what the Super League wants now:
805
00:57:25,320 --> 00:57:28,657
A more competitive
and more attractive soccer
806
00:57:28,740 --> 00:57:30,701
for fans all over the world.
807
00:57:37,958 --> 00:57:38,959
COMMERCIAL COURT OF MADRID
808
00:57:39,042 --> 00:57:42,921
We welcome the
decision of the Spanish court.
809
00:57:43,589 --> 00:57:47,217
Until the proceedings are concluded,
we will not comment further.
810
00:57:47,301 --> 00:57:51,722
REPRESENTS THE GENERAL OPINION
TAKES THE SIDE OF UEFA/FIFA
811
00:57:51,805 --> 00:57:56,018
DIFFICULT FUTURE PATH
FOR THE SUPER LEAGUE
812
00:58:03,150 --> 00:58:05,319
According to the rules of financial fair play
813
00:58:05,903 --> 00:58:10,324
eight clubs were penalized and
fined, most notably PSG.
814
00:58:13,911 --> 00:58:16,455
The Russian billionaire
Roman Abramovich
815
00:58:16,538 --> 00:58:19,374
is now offering the world champion Chelsea
now for sale.
816
00:58:27,424 --> 00:58:30,802
Juventus Turin's entire board of directors
resigned last night,
817
00:58:30,886 --> 00:58:34,515
including the President Andrea Agnelli
and the Vice President.
818
00:59:11,051 --> 00:59:13,053
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