Official statement: on the creation of a secessionist and elitist European competition

LaLiga and C.D. Leganés strongly condemn the announced proposal for the creation of a secessionist and elitist European competition, which attacks the principles of open competition and sporting merit that are at the heart of the national and European soccer ecosystem.

Today, soccer fans across Europe can dream that their Club, whatever its size, can excel in a competition, reach the top, and compete at the pinnacle of European soccer. LaLiga defends this European soccer tradition of soccer for all. The concept proposed by 12 European clubs destroys that dream, closing the door to the top of European soccer and allowing only a few to enter an elite.
LaLiga has a proud 90-year history as an open, merit-based competition. Millions of fans around the world are fans of the 42 clubs in LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank. The success of our competitions has helped soccer become a key contributor to the Spanish economy, accounting for almost 1.4% of GDP and employing almost 200,000 people.
The new proposal for European competition is nothing more than a selfish approach, designed to further enrich the richest. It will undermine the attractiveness of the entire game and have a profoundly detrimental impact on the immediate future of LaLiga, its member clubs and the entire soccer ecosystem. Moreover, it will also impact the rest of the sports to which, in the current season, LaLiga contributes more than €126 million as it jeopardizes the contribution system approved in the Viana Pact.
We will use all the tools at our disposal and work with all parties involved to defend the integrity and future of Spanish soccer in the best interest of the game.