SUPER LEAGUE
Roma and Feyenoord shoot down Laporta’s Super League claims
The Giallorosso and Dutch giants have taken to social media to distance themselves from the Barça president’s claim that both were on board for the Super League project.
FC Barcelona club president Joan Laporta appeared on Catalan radio (RAC 1) on Friday morning and was asked about Barça’s position relating to the Super League.
The executive was bullish claiming that he didn’t care if English clubs signed up to the project or not adding that many clubs were now on board with the initiative: “There is a favorable wave now and it’s time to do it. Let the English clubs come or not, I’m really not bothered. Each club will earn 100 million euros for participating. “Inter, Milan, Napoli, Roma, Olympique Marseille, Benfica, Porto, Sporting, Ajax, Feyenoord, PSV, Anderlecht, Club Brugge and all Spanish clubs except Atlético Madrid are on board”.
Soon after the news, the Giallorossi issued a brief statement distancing the club from the ‘so called Super League’ adding “As stated publicly a few hours after the European Court of Justice’s decision on the Super League case, AS Roma reiterates that it does not support any project related to the so-called Super League.
The club also states that it has never changed its position on the matter, nor has it entered into any discussions about taking a different path other than clubs working together through the ECA in strong partnership and collaboration with UEFA and FIFA”
Soon after Rotterdam based Feyenoord also added their weight to Laporta’s claims with a message on their social media platforms stating: “Feyenoord is very surprised by reports in international media that the club has agreed to participate in the so-called Super League. This is total nonsense”.
Later on Friday evening, Olympique Marseille were the latest club to poor cold water on Laporta’s claims with the French giants stating: “Our position has been already clarified in December and it has not changed”.