The man behind the idea of a breakaway European super league has argued that Leicester City do not matter in terms of the global popularity of football. ‘What would Manchester United argue, did we create soccer or Leicester?’, said Charlie Stillitano, chairman of Relevent Sports.
The ‘big five’ teams would make far more money if they were guaranteed entry to a revamped Champions League. Clubs like Manchester United deserved a permanent place in the competition.
The man behind the idea of a breakaway European super league has argued that Leicester City do not matter in terms of the global popularity of football. ‘What would Manchester United argue, did we create soccer or Leicester?’, said Charlie Stillitano, chairman of Relevent Sports.
The ‘big five’ teams would make far more money if they were guaranteed entry to a revamped Champions League. Clubs like Manchester United deserved a permanent place in the competition.
In an interview with Sirius XM Radio, Stillitano referred ‘to the money pot created by soccer and the fandom around the world. Who has had a more of an integral role, Manchester United or Leicester? [Leicester] is a wonderful story, but you could see it from United’s point of view. It is the age-old argument, US sports franchises versus what they have in Europe. There are wonderful, wonderful elements to promotion and relegation, and there are good arguments for a closed system.’