Leila Pereira digs at clubs over league, cites Real Madrid da Shopee 😯 | OneFootball

Leila Pereira, president of Palmeiras, approved of the CBF’s initiative to discuss the creation of a single League in Brazilian football.

And after the event held at the federation’s headquarters this Monday (6), she called for unity among the clubs and also took a jab — without naming names — at those who would not be cooperating:

"There are clubs that think they’re Real Madrid, when at best they might be Shopee’s Real Madrid. To get there, you need to keep your feet on the ground and realize that we all need each other; no one is bigger than anyone else. That has been this president’s mindset. I need the other clubs, I do not play alone."

The executive, who is in her second term in charge of Verdão, highlighted the need to increase the value of the Brasileirão product. But with the bigger picture in mind: 

"When I was elected president of Palmeiras, we tried to form a league with all the clubs, but as you saw, it was not possible. Libra became an important commercial bloc to negotiate our rights. But we want to increase the value of the product."

"Because of the mindset of some executives who focus on what is best individually — and that is not the case with Palmeiras’ president. It has always been clear to me that Palmeiras needs to be in a valued competition, where all clubs carry the same weight, regardless of the size of their fanbase or their revenue", she concluded. 

Clubs in Serie A and Serie B are currently divided into two groups: Libra and FFU.

All of them received a timeline suggested by the CBF and will be able to submit proposals and suggestions until the end of July.

The federation’s idea is to make the future league’s statutes official by December. 

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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