{"id":51863,"date":"2026-05-12T23:20:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=51863"},"modified":"2026-05-12T23:20:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:50:35","slug":"florentino-perez-defends-super-league-fight-says-we-did-it-for-the-good-of-football-so-children-in-africa-can-watch-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/florentino-perez-defends-super-league-fight-says-we-did-it-for-the-good-of-football-so-children-in-africa-can-watch-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Florentino P\u00e9rez defends Super League fight, says \u201cWe Did It for the Good of Football \u2013 So Children in Africa Can Watch for Free\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"auto\">Real Madrid president Florentino P\u00e9rez has justified his club\u2019s involvement in the European Super League project, claiming the legal victory against UEFA has benefited football globally and helped fans in developing countries.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">In a notable statement, P\u00e9rez said: <strong>\u201cWe won the Super League case, that\u2019s how we were able to negotiate with UEFA.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\">He continued: <strong>\u201cWe did it for the GOOD of football, SO THAT CHILDREN IN AFRICA CAN WATCH FOOTBALL FOR FREE.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">P\u00e9rez: Super League Victory Was for the Greater Good<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">The Real Madrid president portrayed the Super League battle as a fight for the future of the sport rather than purely financial gain. According to P\u00e9rez, winning the court case strengthened Real Madrid\u2019s position in negotiations with UEFA and opened the door to making top-level football more accessible worldwide \u2014 especially for young fans in Africa and other regions.<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"auto\">Context Amid P\u00e9rez\u2019s Recent Comments<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"auto\">This statement comes during a period of intense media activity from the president. Today, P\u00e9rez has addressed:<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"auto\">\n<li>The Negreira Case and alleged refereeing corruption<\/li>\n<li>His refusal to resign (\u201cThey\u2019ll have to shoot me\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>Internal dressing room incidents<\/li>\n<li>Fan frustration over results this season<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"auto\">With this comment, P\u00e9rez shifts focus to his long-term vision for football\u2019s future and Real Madrid\u2019s role as one of its leading institutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid president Florentino P\u00e9rez has justified his club\u2019s involvement in the European Super League project, claiming the legal victory\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":51845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2327],"class_list":["post-51863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-florentino-perez"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51863"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51864,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51863\/revisions\/51864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}