Florentino Perez, the genius behind the European Super League proposal, unleashed an attack on football when the preparations to establish a closed shop 'elite' division were revealed late Sunday night.
The initiative was universally criticized, but that didn't stop Real Madrid's president, who seemed to be blinded by envy, from defending the proposals, with his words only adding fuel to the flames.
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Among his numerous audacious comments on Monday night, 74-year-old Perez had the audacity to comment on behalf of young people, implying that younger generations actually don't care for football anymore - how does he know?
Football is no longer common with young people.
They have other platforms to divert their attention "Perez said, and it's maybe ironic that the same crowd he was mocking played a key role in the Super League's demise.
Young people complain that the game is too long.
If young people do not watch a whole game, it is because it is not entertaining enough; thus, games must be cut short "Perez continued.
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On Monday and Tuesday, fans rallied against the plan, with protesters around the country, many of them young people, successfully leading to the Super League's capitulation, which was formulated just a few days earlier.
Perez, a former politician, has suggested that 40% of fans aged 16 to 24 are no longer involved in football, which Steve Young, manager of the Tiki-Taka Football Academy in Greater Manchester, disagrees with.
"Everyone interested with grassroots can see that there's already a huge appetite for teenagers playing football," Young told the Manchester Evening News.
"I don't believe there's anything wrong with game times at all."
Perez, a former politician, has suggested that 40% of fans aged 16 to 24 are no longer involved in football, which Steve Young, manager of the Tiki-Taka Football Academy in Greater Manchester, disagrees with.
Everyone interested with grassroots can see that there is already a huge appetite for young people to play football," Young told the Manchester Evening News.
"I don't believe there's anything wrong with game times at all."
Droylsden Juniors coach Adam Herring agreed with Taylor, calling Perez's comments "pure nonsense."
“I think that's and nonsense.
From a recruiting standpoint, we're seeing more and more players all the time, and there are a lot of kids who want to play football.
I just believe it [Super League] will absolutely destroy the game; it's just wrong and disgusting.”
Another conspirator behind the plans, Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli, agreed with Perez on youth viewers, claiming the Super League would "simulate what young people do on streaming media in comparison with Call of Duty, FIFA, or Fortnite."
Agnelli should have reconsidered football's ticketing policy, which has locked thousands out of the modern game over the past two decades, instead of making such stupid comments and conspiring to build a division that Pep Guardiola declined to name sport.
If they're so concerned with getting 16 to 24-year-olds involved in the game, they can make the tickets cheaper - the ticket costs are insane, so they won't do it because they're in it for the money "Herring elaborated.
“Many of the kids who attend Manchester City coaching camps get free tickets to games, and they are bringing in younger fans with the tickets.
“If you look at Bayern Munich, season tickets are about €200, and that's because it's owned by their supporters because they're doing something right over there."
Following the announcement of the Super League, the government has promised to organize a fan-led review of football governance and ownership, and the 'German model,' which includes a 51 percent interest in football clubs, has been debated.
Although one of the Premier League's founding Super League clubs has now withdrawn from the agreed-upon proposal, all six clubs have left a legacy of ruin, betraying the trust of their fans with such callous disregard for greed.
Furthermore, it seems that young people are not to blame.
The European Super League founders, namely Perez and Agnelli, are the culprits here, attempting to use their power for their own personal gain instead of saving football as they claimed.
Call of Duty, FIFA, and Fortnite?
No, just give young people the affordable football entertainment they deserve.
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