'Real Madrid welcomes' European Union ruling on Super League, says club President

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Real Madrid President Florentino Perez says the ruling by the EU's Court of Justice, that UEFA and FIFA broke EU competition law by blocking the proposed Super League, will allow clubs to "be the masters of their own destiny". Real Madrid and Barcelona were the last two clubs who remained proponents of the project when it failed to launch in April 2021, following outrage from fans and football's governing bodies. The league initially proposed only featured 12 teams, with no system of promotion and relegation. The company promoting the Super League has announced a new 64-team tournament featuring promotion and relegation, but offered no details on how much support this had among clubs.

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00:00 From Real Madrid, we welcome with great satisfaction the decision adopted by the European Court of Justice,

00:07 which is in charge of guaranteeing our principles, values and freedoms.

00:12 From today, the clubs will be the owners of their destiny.

00:15 We see the clubs fully recognized our right to propose and promote European competitions

00:22 that modernize our sport and attract fans from all over the world.

00:27 In the next few days, we will study in detail the scope of this resolution,

00:32 but I do anticipate two conclusions of great historical significance.

00:36 First, European football is, and will never be, a monopoly.

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