⚠️ Swipe at Flamengo, Palmeiras announce EXIT from Libra; why | OneFootball

On the afternoon of this Tuesday (5), Palmeiras officially announced its departure from Libra (Brazilian Football League).

The decision was made shortly after the agreement reached by the clubs in the bloc with Flamengo.

Throughout the statement, the Verdão highlighted the points that led it to leave Libra.

Palmeiras says the bloc “drifted away” from its original purpose, when it was formed in 2022, and that "selfish attitudes — if not predatory ones — made the group’s cohesion unfeasible."

In another “message” to their red-and-black rivals and to the bloc as a whole, the São Paulo club said that “Libra ended up moving away from its original purposes, becoming, in practice, a heterogeneous group dedicated exclusively to dealing with individual interests.”

📜 Read Palmeiras’ full statement

"Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras announces that it formalized on this Tuesday (5) its decision to withdraw from LIBRA (Brazilian Football League), due to disagreements related to the role currently played by the bloc.

Since the initial talks in 2022, the club has actively and constructively participated in discussions aimed at building a unified league, convinced that such an initiative would represent a significant step forward in the organization and strengthening of national football.

It is undeniable that the bloc achieved accomplishments, among them the current agreement for TV broadcasting rights. Throughout this process, however, selfish attitudes — if not predatory ones — made the cohesion necessary for the creation of a shared management and governance model unfeasible.

Thus, LIBRA ultimately drifted away from its original purposes, becoming, in practice, a heterogeneous group dedicated exclusively to dealing with individual interests.

Leaving LIBRA does not imply Palmeiras joining any other representative association. At this moment, the club has chosen to follow the next steps in the possible structuring of a league, conducted within the institutional framework of the CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation).

We remain open to dialogue and willing to contribute through measures that can effectively promote the structural progress that national football needs."

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

📸 YASUYOSHI CHIBA