Valentijn Driessen is convinced that the announced Super League will come anyway. The new format, which should take effect from mid-2022, was announced on Sunday by twelve top European clubs. UEFA, FIFA and national league football associations are vehemently opposed to the arrival of the new league. Driessen thinks that resistance is pointless.
AC Milan, Arsenal, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, Internazionale, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur are the founding clubs of the Super League. It is expected that three more clubs will join prior to the first season. Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain are said to have refused to participate. The Daily Mail knows, however, that Bayern, RB Leipzig and FC Porto are ready to join the founding clubs to add.
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UEFA and FIFA want to stop the arrival of the Super League and threaten to exclude players and clubs from participating in national competitions, the World Cup and the European Championship. However, Driessen can understand the setting up of a competition that takes the best clubs away from the Champions League. “The power play of the ruling elite is understandable, because their right to exist – read: earnings model – is being fiddled with,” Driessen writes in his column. The Telegraph. “The European cup tournaments and the World Cup and European Championship provide enormous income, which according to the intended participants in the Super League will not be shared fairly. Too much money gets stuck where it doesn’t belong, say the employers, who pay for all the costs. ”
Driessen emphasizes that it is all about money. He argues that all parties must find each other in whatever scenario. According to him, the tough stance of FIFA, UEFA, national associations and leagues can be ‘safely taken with a grain of salt’. “What are their competitions worth without top players from clubs participating in the Super League? A World Cup, European Championship or Champions League devalues enormously without top players such as Messi, Ronaldo and in the future Frenkie de Jong, Mbappé, Haaland and Gravenberch. ” Driessen argues that it is an illusion to assume that top players are not going for the big money.
According to Driessen, the arrival of the Super League is a logical next step in the evolution of football. “This evolution, this natural process, can ultimately be stopped by nothing and no one. That Super League will see the light of day. Under whatever flag. If it is not in 2022, then a few years later. Anyone who does not want to join will give up. ”