Atlético Madrid Chief executive Miguel Angel Gil Marin criticized the latest developments in the Super League project, blaming it for “creating uncertainty” and saying the proposals “only favor one club.”
Super League Promoters A22 The Super League resumed in early December. as “Unify League” and asked football’s governing bodies, UEFA and FIFA, to officially recognize their right to organize a new competition.
Atletico Madrid was one of the 12 founding member clubs of the original Super League, but soon became the first Spanish club to withdraw from the project. Real Madrid — the original backers of the scheme — and Barcelona As representatives of La Liga only.
“At one time [the Super League] It was a project based on a closed league, which would protect the few, and threaten the pyramid of European football,” Gil Marin said in an interview with Atletico’s in-house media on Friday.
“Now it’s just in favor of one club, in its hard fight against the system. I honestly believe the best way to change things you don’t agree with is to do it from the inside. From the outside. , no matter how big the club, the only thing you achieve is creating uncertainty for television channels and sponsors, and with it, slowing down the development of competitions in their existing formats. .
“UEFA and the European Club Association, which represent the system, have adapted their competitions with the aim of allowing clubs from more countries to participate, thanks to three European competitions: the Champions League, the Europa League and the Conference. League. And at the same time, they have made sure that the big clubs make more money.”
In contrast, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez UEFA reforms attacked. In his speech to the club’s members’ AGM in November, he reiterated his support for the Super League.
On Friday, Atletico’s Gil Marin also called for a limit on the number of games top players can participate in to protect their health.
“It’s a season that’s particularly fraught for some clubs,” Gil-Marin said. “In my opinion, the solution should be for each player to limit the number of games he can play for his club and his national team during a season. It is our responsibility to protect players.”
Atlético tops the La Liga table in 2025 — after a A dramatic 2-1 win at title rivals Barcelona on December 21 — by investing heavily in new signings Julian Alvarez, Alexander Sorluth, Conor Gallagher And Robin Lee Normand last summer.
“We knew we had to make changes to the team, signing different key players in key positions,” Gil-Marin said. “And it meant a significant investment, because it involved top, international players… I believe we took the right approach, and after a period of adaptation, we saw these signings in the team’s performance. Looking the part.”