A huge club and the Agnelli dynasty, the most powerful family in Italy, has been at its head for a full century. A country within a country, the richest, the most influential, probably because they are the most capable. However, upheavals also occur in such families, so Andrea Agnelli – although he will officially say that he is in an idyllic relationship with his brother John Elkann – had to leave the helm of Old Lady.Today was his last day as president of Juventus, so in a long speech he summarized everything he had done in Turin in the past 12 years. And he did a lot, although the last big thing is remembered. In Agnelli’s case, it was, unfortunately, a fiasco with the attempt to establish a European Super League, which lasted only two days before it caved in under the pressure of fans, UEFA and even politics.All this did not dissuade Andrea Agnelli, who still claims that reform in the world of football is necessary. And although the world of fans is disgusted by such sentences, because they certainly think that football has become too commercialized, Agnelli claims that it has to be that way. Because, in his opinion, football is part of the entertainment industry, which is worth 750,000,000,000 euros.##NAJAVA_MECA_6954541##”There are sports, music, museums, theaters, video games. Just think of the interest of institutional investors and the transactions between top football clubs. We have a product with a strategic, global fan base, but there is no real response from our legislators (UEFA, FIFA, national associations and national championships) who have not evolved and do not understand the difference between game and industry,” Agnelli began (read tried) to win the public over to his side with more gloomy predictions.He claims: everything will collapse if there are no changes.”Faced with the instability of the system, the polarization between clubs and leagues, the dissatisfaction of fans, our joint proposal from the spring of 2019 was to create a European ecosystem that would be open to everyone, with promotion and relegation, to increase stability… If I personally wanted to if I keep a privileged position, I wouldn’t even take those steps in April 2021,” Agnelli continued, referring to that failed attempt to create the European Super League.🇪🇺⚽️ Andrea Agnelli: “European football is in need of reform. In the years to come the Premier League will attract all the talent, marginalising the other leagues.” pic.twitter.com/iAMOPxPU3J— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) January 18, 2023 He is convinced that this is the only chance for football. Otherwise…”I still believe that European football needs structural reforms. Otherwise, the gap will widen in favor of one dominant league, the Premier League.”That is why Agnelli hopes that the European Court of Justice will still rule against UEFA, which Juventus, Real and Barcelona accuse of monopoly.”Our legislators have no desire to deal with this issue, they want to keep their positions and privileges. I hope that the Court will recognize professional sports as a special industry, because in the European Union, 55,000,000,000 people work in football and employ 700,000 people”, concluded Agnelli.
