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THE GERMAN SUPPORTS FLORENTINO'S CAUSE

Kroos pushes for the creation of the Super League

Published:5/09/2022 - 17:39h

Updated:5/09/2022 - 18:18h

Toni Kroos has also declared himself in favor of the creation of a European Super League. The midfielder maintains that this should already be underway, but he believes that it will be in a few years, regretting not being able to play it as an active player

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Although the project of creation of a Superliga European launched in April of 2021 finished being desestimado by the UEFA and involving a series of coercive measures against the 12 initially involved clubs, the initiative, that has like end change the current model of the football, would not be of the all dead, explaining still with the support of several directors and trainers.

One of them is Toni Kroos, the one who in his statements for 'OMR' has indicated that this project already would have to be under way, but sustains that his definite implementation still will take a time: "Never you contradict to your president (laughs). It would have to be in operation does long, think that will carry a time carry it out and probably will not see it like player in active. My opinion in this regard it is that I follow thinking that will arrive, but can not say when".

On Florentino Pérez, president of the Madrid and one of the main impulsores of the Superliga, the German has indicated to keep a narrow relation: "I Am very near to him, is a person of good heart. From the first day gave me the feeling that it was happy that it came to his club, which is unusual for the size of an entity like the Real Madrid".

Likewise, it has remembered how it was his arrival to the white team, to the that arrived after his cycle with the Bayern of Munich, in an agreement that closed when the germano found contesting the Glass of the World of 2014, in which the 'Mannschaft' embroidered the fourth star in his T-shirt: "I Carry eight years in the Real Madrid and there was vicinity from the first day. I know that in these eight years has not thought neither a second in selling me. In this moment came by 'only' 25 million euros, surely would have been able to sell me later by more money".

Regarding his decision to abandon the German selection, sustains that no arrepiente and has sent his words of support to the directed by Hansi Flick of face to Catar 2022, signalling also that said nation is not merecedora to be the headquarters of the tournament: "I Remember the first year after going to the selection and still was in full form in the final of the Champions. This gives me right to having taken this decision (...). The error with the World-wide of Catar committed ten years ago".

Kroos Questions the 'supremacy' of the Premier

Of equal way, the midfield player has indicated that, although the English tournament keeps a wide advantage on other domestic tournaments in the financial section, this has not translated in sportive success to continental level: "The Premier League has not won an international title this year. The money of the television has been significantly higher in England during years and, however, has not resulted in that the English teams win everything".

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