The full press release
“The Professional Football League would like to respond with determination to the latest statement by Mr. Javier Tebas about Paris Saint-Germain in particular and the situation of Ligue 1 in general.
The words of the president of the Spanish Football League are not worthy of the institution he represents and which the Professional Football League has always respected.
The Professional Football League therefore asks Mr. Javier Tebas to monitor his outrageous statements.
The Professional Football League and La Liga obviously do not share the same approach to what inter-league relations should be.
The Professional Football League does not wish to be the “muleta” agitated by Mr Teba in order to hide the internal problems currently going through by Spanish professional football.
On the other hand, she wishes to recall that the financial largesse which the Spanish clubs have benefited from for many seasons and which are at the origin of the current problems, are neither her responsibility nor that of Paris Saint-Germain.
In this regard, the Professional Football League has no lessons to learn in terms of financial control of clubs. It is in fact indisputable that the LFP has played a leading role in this field at European level with the creation of the DNCG, which still today constitutes an efficient regulatory model recognized by all.
In conclusion, the Professional Football League advises Mr. Javier Tebas to return to more restraint. Each professional league must now work for the development of its championship and for the common good of European professional football which must play the unity in order to bounce back from the health crisis which has severely impacted its economy. The European leagues must therefore unite to face the threats to come concerning the international calendar. This is the meaning behind the work of French football leaders through their respective actions within international football bodies (UEFA, ECA, World Leagues Forum, European Leagues). “
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