Real Madrid Threatens To Leave La Liga, Pushing For European Super League

According to reports from Spain, footballing powerhouse Real Madrid have threatened to depart from the La Liga after their match against Celta Vigo was cancelled.

Roof damage at Celta Vigo’s stadium caused by bad weather has left Real’s players, coaching staff and management furious given that there was at least 36 hours for repairs to be made prior to the match.

Real’s outrage was due to possibility of having to play three games on the final week of the season because of the rescheduling.

The Madrid side were frustrated that viable options were not considered such as closing certain sections of the stadium or simply using a neutral venue – raising criticism of the way the La Liga is being run.

This has led to club President Florentino Perez reviving the idea of a European Super League, formatted similarly to the pre-season International Champions Cup.

Such a league will become a huge revenue driver for Europe’s illustrious clubs and would see the continent’s top clubs battle it out on a more regular basis beyond the UEFA Champions League.

The league already has huge backers, with Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Milan and Manchester City already favouring the possibility. Bayern and Juventus in particular have publicly defended the idea of the Super League, drawing comparisons with the Super Bowl’s revenue figures despite generating smaller audiences to the Champions League.

The World Top Footballers Might Be Coming To Singapore This June – Here’s How

The Singapore Sports Hub is in line to host some of the world’s top footballing talent in the middle of this year, should negotiations with representatives from the International Champions Cup (ICC) prove successful.

The tournament is the biggest of its kind during the off-season, which featured top teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City last year.

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If successful, the cup will help bolster the Sports Hub’s string of events which has severely been lacking after the S$1.33 billion venue opened in 2014.

The last top-flight football event in the venue was the Barclays Asia Trophy, which featured Arsenal, Everton and Stoke City. Since then, there hasn’t been any major tournaments beyond lower-tier matches of ex-football players and regional teams.

The International Champions Cup will take place in the mid-year in between seasons.