FC Bayern Munich is to plan an international Premier League with other European heavyweights.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge comments on this - as does the resigned Barca president.
FC Bayern Munich *
: The
Bundesliga record champions *
should
think
about a European
Premier League
together with
Liverpool FC
,
Manchester United
and other clubs
.
In this
super league
, around five billion euros are to be distributed.
The start could be as early as 2022.
UEFA is
not enthusiastic
about an
alternative to the Champions League
- the national leagues are also fighting back.
Update from October 28th, 4:57 pm:
Josep Bartomeu let the "bomb" burst almost casually.
The outgoing President of FC Barcelona devoted only a few sentences in his 35-minute
resignation to
the “European Premier League” - but they were tough.
Bartomeu said he had “extraordinary news” on Tuesday evening: Barca will play
“in a future European super league”
that “guarantees the club's financial stability”.
Numerous media wrote of a "bomb" that Marca sees a "threat to the world order of football".
The Guardian said European football could "never be the same" thanks to Bartomeu's poisoned legacy.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
had asserted last week that he had
"no knowledge"
of the plans.
Bayern Munich was "very happy" with the Champions League, he also assured UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin.
In addition, the discussed reforms of the premier class for the period after 2024, in which the final tournament from the Corona summer could be institutionalized, are "interesting for everyone".
But Bartomeu was the first top official to confirm the
backroom deals
on a
super league
that had come to light the previous week.
What this new elite class with clubs from the five current top leagues in England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France should look like is becoming increasingly clear.
Will the European Super League be like the American NBA?
The AS reported on Wednesday that the "European Premier League"
will be
modeled on the North American basketball league
NBA
.
18 clubs, including three German ones, determine play-off participants in home and return games, who then play for the “Club European Championship”.
According to AS, "the big European clubs" - not just Barcelona - should have already approved the idea in principle.
Start date: September 2022
.
This exclusive club of the super-rich is not intended to be promoted or relegated.
Real Madrid confirmed that it was "informed", but currently there is "nothing new".
Club boss Florentino Perez is considered a fan of the plans.
The
expected backlash came
from the European Football Union, which
sees
its glittering
Champions League
product
at risk.
President Ceferin has "made it clear several times that UEFA is against a super league".
The principles of the open leagues are "non-negotiable".
US bank pays five billion for Superleague
Some clubs see it very differently.
Bartomeu reported with "pride" that Barca had managed to become the most valuable club in the world without the support of "magnates and states".
Thanks to the
super league
, which is to be financed by the US bank JP Morgan with five billion euros, the club can "remain in the hands of the members".
Barca are currently plagued by
488 million euros in debt
, and their latest balance sheet shows losses of 97 million euros.
A super league would be a financial relief for many clubs, also in view of the increasing corona loads.
The national leagues
see the plans as a
threat
.
Spain's league boss Tebas spoke of a "phantom competition".
And what does FIFA say?
President Gianni Infantino recently emphasized that he is betting on the new Club World Cup with 24 teams, which will premiere in China in 2022.
Barca will also take part in this, so Bartomeu - provided the successor presidium approves.
The main thing is that the class rings.
Bayern in the new super league?
Rummenigge takes a stand - "I spoke to Aleksander Ceferin"
Update from October 21, 10:40 p.m.: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
has commented on a report according to which
FC Bayern
, Liverpool FC, Manchester United and other clubs
are planning
a new European
super league
.
“I have no knowledge of this.
I have with Aleksander Ceferin (
Uefa president
,
d. Red.
Spoken).
I cannot give an illuminating judgment as to whether there is anything serious about it, ”said the board boss before the
Champions League
game of the German record champions against Atlético Madrid on
Sky
.
Sky Sports UK
from Great Britain had previously reported on the alleged plans of the world association Fifa with top clubs for a new European Premier League.
In this, five billion euros are to be distributed.
18 participants were there, it was said, the start could be as early as 2022.
Rummenigge
doesn't want to know anything about it now.
FC Bayern Munich in a Super League?
"It just looks good in a bar at 5 a.m."
Update from October 21, 11:51 a.m.:
Are the top European clubs serious and are planning a parallel competition to the Champions League *?
The media reports on the mind games at
FC Bayern Munich
and other heavyweights in Europe not only frighten football fans, but also at UEFA, the recent rumors are likely to be viewed with suspicion.
In a statement, the
Continental Football Association commented
on the plans for a new super league: "The UEFA President has made it clear on many occasions that he is strongly against a super league," a spokesman told the
BBC
, which was not surprising
.
After all, no less a person than the world governing body
FIFA should
promote such considerations in order to develop new sources of income.
#HelloHello you just can't get your neck full.
Your greed will ruin the soccer we love!
5 billion euros!
Report: Bayern, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Co. are planning the European Premier League - https://t.co/jez8D7AJ3Y https://t.co/oTuVf2ZdRt
- Rolf Fuhrmann (@Hello_Rollo) October 20, 2020
FIFA itself is keeping a low profile, but at least the question of financing seems to have already been specified: The Wall Street bank JP Morgan is reportedly responsible for
monetizing the competition
.
Aside from UEFA, the national leagues have little interest in a new Super League either.
Javier Tebas, President of Spain's
La Liga
, also made a
clear statement
on the
BBC
:
“The originators of this idea show a total ignorance of the organization and customers of European and global football.” Tebas predicts enormous economic damage - also for the clubs themselves - and expresses a lack of understanding: “These underground projects only look good if you think about them in the morning
at 5 a.m.
thinks
in a bar
. "
The super league doesn't exist yet - and the Champions League is still in fashion.
At the beginning there is a real great game: FC Bayern against Atletico Madrid.
Bayern, Liverpool and Manchester United soon in a European Premier League?
Original message from October 20:
Is there a risk of a mega-row in international football?
Several top clubs around
FC Bayern Munich
*
,
Jürgen Klopps FC Liverpool
and
Manchester United
are allegedly planning a
European Premier League
very intensively
.
Namely under the umbrella of the world association Fifa.
The European
Uefa
, however, should be left out.
+
FC Bayern CEO: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
© Alexander Hassenstein / dpa
The
sports buzzer
writes on Tuesday
evening
and refers to a corresponding report from
Sky Sports
.
Accordingly, the clubs involved should currently push ahead with the plans.
The ideas would include a distribution of
five billion euros
, it is said.
Up to 18 teams should take part in the
Super League
.
The mode therefore provides for return games.
It is not just this fact that is likely to cause great trouble.
Finally, an appropriate competition would be the
Champions League
the
UEFA
devalue.
And: Most recently, the CEO of
FC Bayern
*
,
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
, repeatedly affirmed that he
would remain loyal to
the
German Bundesliga
*
.
FC Bayern in the European super league?
The reaction of the German Bundesliga would be exciting
Whether a
European Premier League would be
in the interests of the
German Football League (DFL)
, however, should be an exciting question.
According to
Sky Sports,
the new league could start
in 2022.
In the meantime, the Bayern bosses are concerned with another topic: Serge Gnabry has tested positive for the corona virus.
(pm / pf)
* tz.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen-Digital editors network
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