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Laporta Supports European Super League Plans

Laporta Supports European Super League Plans

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has insisted he supports the idea of the European Super League, insisting the breakaway competition is a necessity.

Laporta says the proposal to form the Super League still exists despite the withdrawal of some of its founding members.

Twelve European giants announced to create a new competition that will rival the UEFA Champions League on Sunday but the decision was met with a fierce backlash from the media and fans.

The English ‘big six’ clubs decided to discontinue with the plans and it subsequently led to the departure of other clubs like Atletico Madrid, AC Milan and Inter Milan, rendering the demise of the initiative.

But the Blaugrana are one of three founding clubs still on board, and Laporta is not yet ready to give up on the initiative.

"We had a position and we still have one and we will explain," The Barca president told TV3. " the position is one of caution but it [Super League] is a necessity. On the other hand as it should be, our members will have the last word on it.

"It's absolutely necessary that the big clubs, given that we generate a lot of revenue, we want to have the capacity to have our say on the sharing process. And also, we believe that it's important that this is accompanied by an attractive competition based on sporting merit."

Laporta added: "We are the defenders of maintaining local leagues and therefore, we are always open to dialogue with UEFA. That is the premise. Everyone wants to make football better and have the necessary resources to make it a great spectacle.

"Because if the big clubs don't have these resources, football will be damaged. There will be institutional harmony and a willingness to think about all this.

"There was a series of pressure which made some clubs pull out or value it in a different way, but the fact is that the proposal still exists but more resources are needed given that we have important investment, we paid important salaries and if we want football to be a spectacle through sporting merits, whoever wants this level of quality to be maintained must take into account what we are proposing."

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