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Daily Mirror
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Kieran King

Florentino Perez declares "football is sick" as he's slammed for latest Super League plan

Florentino Perez has admitted that football is becoming "ill" with the way the game is heading as the Real Madrid president is slammed for his latest Super League ideas.

Los Blancos held their General Assembly on Sunday morning as they look to gain the approval of their members for this season's budgets. Perez used the platform to address several issues including the Super League and how football is changing quickly to suit the needs of the younger audience.

The 75-year-old also admitted that the sport is losing the global entertainment value with US sports, backing the dormant European Super League project as the way to retain its position as the world's most popular sport. Perez has been one of the breakaway competition's most high-profile backers since its attempted launch in April 2021, with Barcelona and Manchester United amongst the club's first involved.

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