David Beckham (Photo Credit: AP)
David Beckham took to social media to criticise the formation of the European Super League.
David Beckham hit out on the European Super League, saying that soccer was ‘nothing without the fans’ and that sport needs to be ‘for everyone’ and competitions ‘based on merit’.
Premier League’s Manchester United, Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, together with La Liga’s Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, and Serie A’s Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, are the founding members of the breakaway match.
“I’m someone who loves football. It has been my life for as long as I can remember. I loved it from when I was a young child as a fan, and I’m still a fan now,” Beckham posted on his Instagram web page.
“As a player and now as an owner I know that our sport is nothing without the fans. We need football to be for everyone. We need football to be fair and we need competitions based on merit,” he added.
“Unless we protect these values the game we love is in danger…”
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