Enough hypocrisy, Riolo urges PSG to join the Super League!

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·25 de setembro de 2025

Enough hypocrisy, Riolo urges PSG to join the Super League!

Daniel Riolo was on the microphone for RMC Sport to discuss, among other things, the strange lack of indignation from some people around Paris Saint-Germain, including supporters, after the 1-0 defeat against Olympique de Marseille on Monday (Matchday 5 of Ligue 1). It was an opportunity for the journalist to highlight that there is only one future for PSG: the Super League. He urges them to turn towards this project and leave behind the “hypocrisy” of their clearly displayed rejection.

Riolo: “Four years ago I said it: the Super League is the future for PSG.”

“I want to go back to an episode and the hypocrisy that has been spread over the past few years. When, three or four years ago, the Super League debate came to the table, which should naturally have appealed to PSG without hypocrisy, at that moment we had a PSG president who got on his white horse and made us believe that the national competition was the most important thing and that it was wonderful. I repeat, if it hadn’t come from hypocrisy and lies… Four years ago I said it: the Super League is the future for PSG. With a lot of clarity, I said we needed to stop telling ourselves stories. In the end, PSG has no other way out. I said that Ligue 1 would become too small and they would have nothing to gain from it. I said that Ligue 1 would collapse, so they might as well stop lying and everything, and just go for it. PSG supporters, many but not all, say they couldn’t care less about losing to OM. That’s still a revolution… It’s true that in recent years, you were winning all the time, so there’s a kind of weariness. But this kind of weariness has killed the rivalries that exist in our league. And this one was the first of all rivalries.”

“If someone comes and tells me without hypocrisy that PSG and the supporters couldn’t care less about Ligue 1…”

“So, if someone comes and tells me without hypocrisy that PSG and the supporters couldn’t care less about Ligue 1 and that they want to take part in building the Super League, I’ll say ‘Bravo’ and maybe I’ll be one of their supporters.”

Riolo: “I campaign for us to stop lying to ourselves.”

“But there’s one condition. Restructure all of European football. Because anyway, in the end, everything will collapse. Everything will collapse and in two years there will be no more money in Ligue 1, we’ll see the youth academies competing against each other. There will be no more championship, it won’t be worth anything anymore because the gaps are far too wide. I campaign for us to stop lying to ourselves.”

It’s always a particular style, with a strong insistence on highlighting that he’s right, that he already said it, that he saw it all coming. Riolo is right and that’s that. He does mention a few details that could go against his version, but they must quickly be set aside.

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PSG has been hypocritical, it no longer wants Ligue 1. That’s for sure, Riolo said so. Paris pretended to care about the league, playing almost out of charity. You almost wonder why the players celebrate goals, victories, and titles. Why did they seem angry when leaving the pitch in Marseille?

Some supporters have put this setback aside, largely because Ousmane Dembélé (28-year-old forward) won the 2025 Ballon d’Or, the ultimate reward for a historic season. They preferred to celebrate this achievement. Riolo could mention this more. We can also say that some supporters emphasize so much that they’re not affected that it becomes suspicious. Above all, it feels like they prefer to focus on consolation.

Also, Parisians have a certain love for this combative and collectively strong team. There was this little mishap, but without being ridiculous and with a decimated attack. There’s no reason to dramatize or break everything. It could also be positive to see supporters able not to overlook everything that’s going well in their club because of a defeat. Which doesn’t take away from the fact that it’s unpleasant.

As for the Super League, more specifically, the new Champions League format already offers more matches and revenue. It’s a good compromise, without forgetting the importance of national competitions. There are flaws in Ligue 1, things to improve for the future, but not everything should be thrown away and the disappearance of the league is not a foregone conclusion. Instead, Ligue 1 should be promoted, efforts should be made to enhance it, rather than burying it in advance.

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