Premier League fans are saying Barca is doing too much by filing a lawsuit against Florentino Pérez. What do Premier League fans know about rivalry?
You come from a league where Arsenal sold Van Persie to Man utd, Chelsea sold Havertz to Arsenal, Man utd sold Sánchez to Arsenal, and Liverpool sold Torres to Chelsea. Premier League clubs have a good relationship, you share your best players like a birthday cake, so you know very little about true rivalries. That’s why many of your biggest matches feel like friendlies.
This isn’t about attacking anyone. It’s about Barcelona defending its rights, protecting its reputation, and responding to what many see as false claims and attempts to discredit the club’s achievements.
We’re talking about a club that enjoyed a golden era that redefined the way football is played and set a new standard for the game, an era whose influence is still felt across world football today.
Barcelona have every right to defend their name when they believe it is being unfairly attacked.
🚨 OFFICIAL: Barcelona announce they wre filing a lawsuit against Florentino Pérez.
“Barcelona reports that the mandatory request for conciliation has been filed prior to the filing of a complaint for a crime of slander of article 205 of Criminal Code against the President of Real Madrid, Mr. Florentino Pérez, following the statements made by him at the press conference of May 12 and in an interview with a media the following day”.
“The objective of this lawsuit is for Mr. Pérez to retract certain statements he made with knowledge of his falsehood and that are slanderous and offensive to the image and reputation of the Club”.
“In the event that this demand is not properly attended, FC Barcelona will proceed to the presentation of the corresponding criminal complaint”.