Miguel Ángel Gil: "You have to eradicate the timeshare in Liga MX"

Miguel Ángel Gil , president of Atlético de Madrid , is one of the central figures of the Sports Summit México 2020 . And he is, in fact, one more member of the Mexican soccer family , in his capacity as top manager of Atlético San Luis , a subsidiary of the 'mattress' group in the Americas. His experience of more than 15 years as a manager in LaLiga and manager of the Madrid institution supports his proposals to encourage the development of the national football industry. And one of them points against the timeshare of the MX League.

Economic control of the league, centralized sale of television rights, eradicate timeshare , seek alliances with other competitions such as MLS , attack violence and damage and encourage the expansion of the MX League worldwide are the proposals Gil externals during his presentation during the Sports Summit 2020 Mexico , in which he shared the stage with Arturo Elías Ayub, director of the Telmex Foundation. The same list, the manager revealed, has already shared it with the owners of the MX League, whom he met in one of the assemblies they hold. “ The potential of Mexican football is so great in consolidating a franchise and television rights that it would make me angry not to try,” Gil shared, before explaining his proposals: “ The issue of timeshare is complicated . It is essential to eradicate the timeshare because it is a risk that two teams belong to the same owner, especially with the explosion of the betting market. In the aspect of violence, it is essential to transfer to the fans how important healthy coexistence is, ”he spoke. That the MX League open offices in the rest of the world and make activations to win new fans will also help boost the product, he said.

"Reducing the number of foreigners is a priority to empower the Mexican soccer player": Miguel Ángel Gil. #SportsSummitMX pic.twitter.com/sBUIsV3n3c

Gil also explained the expansion model of Atlético de Madrid in the world , which now has branches in Canada, India and Mexico, and recalled how the 'mattress' franchise entered the MX League, through the mediation of Elías Ayub and the government of San Luis Potosí : “I wanted to recover football in the State. I visualized the importance of the market in North America. It was a relatively calm state in terms of violence, ”he said, listing the obstacles he encountered in dealing with the feeling of belonging to the Potosi fans with his previous teams:“ It was a different club because it belongs to a country with a football culture . We wanted to provide our hallmark: change the man, change the shield; In a country with football culture that is difficult. It took me a while to make the decision, but we have come to stay. ”

"We knew it was a different club, because it belongs to a country with a football culture." Miguel Ángel Gil talks about how the purchase of the @AtletideSanLuis was. #SportsSummitMX pic.twitter.com/MxGVdJHi4e

Gil also has impressions about the development of grassroots football and the regulation of the quota of foreign players in the MX League: “ In the meeting of duels in which I attended came 'Tata' (Martino, coach of the Mexican National Team), there he He agreed to make a progressive regression . Everything to protect Mexican football is good. But the important thing is to work the base, where this talent is in the player. The success of Spain is that the RFEF (Royal Spanish Federation) has the territories where children compete only to win. Reducing the number of foreigners to boost new talent is a good measure . ”

“You take away the anxiety, the feeling of panic. And you take away the possibility for the teams below to fight for promotion. ” Miguel Ángel Gil and the possibility of removing the descent in the Liga MX. #SportsSummitMX pic.twitter.com/GRYFSPsJsL

"I don't watch Atleti games"

Miguel Ángel Gil, president of Atlético de Madrid, does not usually see his team's matches . The reason: take care of your health. A lot of stress ; “We have been growing for 10 years and I have not enjoyed a single title. The requirement of the fan to want to improve at least the previous year is strong, ”he revealed to the surprise of the public.

“ I try not to see them. I see them in deferred . It is best analyzed with a calm heart and a cold head. In the application of LaLiga I see the result, but I don't want to know anything. I try to avoid seeing them live for my health, and I am not going to help the team at all , ”he added.