"I would like to address the owners of some English clubs. Gentlemen, you made a huge mistake," he said."Some will say it is greed others disdain, arrogance or complete ignorance of England's football culture but actually it doesn't matter.
"What matters is that there is still time to change your mind, everyone makes mistakes, English fans deserve to have you correct your mistake, they deserve respect." Addressing UEFA's congress Ceferin made a point of thanking Paris St Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi whose club is not one of those involved in the breakaway.
Portuguese giants Benfica also issued a statement denying they were in discussions to join and rejecting the plan."It is not a sport where the relation between effort and success does not exist," he said, while saying those behind it had an obligation to give more information.Despite the universal wave of criticism, the instigators continued to argue that the breakaway was good for football.
In a letter to the club's commercial partners AC Milan chief executive Ivan Gazidis said:"We're confident that this new competition will capture the imagination of billions of soccer fans all over the world and will be a new, exciting chapter for the game.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)