Madrid chief Perez attacks UEFA, FIFA, Ballon d’Or

AFP | Madrid

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Real Madrid chief Florentino Perez lashed out at various targets during the club’s annual general meeting yesterday including European and world football governing bodies UEFA and FIFA.

The 77-year-old Los Blancos chief has been at war with football’s rulers over the Super League project Madrid, Barcelona and other top European sides tried to launch in 2021.

Perez blasted the new and expanded Champions League format which features eight group games instead of six and an extra round of matches for some clubs.

“The new Champions League format is unfair, nobody understands it,” said Perez.

“With more games, the value of each one has fallen almost 30 percent -- there are more games, but they are worth less.

“This competition will only arouse interest at the end and not at the start.”