Of all the fable of Florentino Pérez and the European Super League, what fascinates me the most is that a guy as intelligent as the president of Real Madrid would not have foreseen that his capitalist utopia of competition tailored to the global world would be annihilated in a few hours by nationalism A lifelong soccer player, conveniently fueled by the speeches of leaders like Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron and Mario Draghi. The president of the Council of Ministers of Italy spoke of “preserving national competitions, the values of meritocracy and the social function of sport.” Since 1997, when a PP law declared that a series of football events were “of general interest”, that server did not see something so amazing. Florentino and Joan Laporta did not see coming that the inflamed sentiment of the fans – which is the engine of the ball business – could blow up their masterpiece.
Sometimes the most powerful lose because of their sense of omnipotence
To say that soccer is a religion is an understatement. For many people around the planet, football is the only thing that allows them to feel that they are part of something greater than their existence, more than a God, a country, a love, a cause … I have friends who transform when they play Barça and connect with a form of mystery so unfathomable that I am envious of the moments when they lose their minds. The communion in the stands, the chants, the beers, the rituals before and after the games are things that constitute a great intangible. When I saw the followers of several English teams demonstrating against Florentino’s artifact, I confirmed that, sometimes, the most powerful lose wars because the feeling of omnipotence dominates them. It is generally accepted that money has no country or color. This is the premise of the Super League and of all spectacle sports, also on which UEFA and the leagues of each State depend. This is so, but it should not appear so. The intangible makes you forget the pasta. It is sex but we want to believe that it is love. For this reason, when Florentino has made a move, many have come out to defend football as the untouchable spiritual food of the people, it would be more.
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