Even as 10 of the 12 founding members of the European Super League withdrew after severe backlash from fans and former players, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez stressed that the breakaway league is far from dead.

Florentino Perez said the Super League is on standby and the stakeholders are working towards creating a “very similar” competition in the near future.

Pérez, who would have been the new league’s founding chairman, said the clubs behind the Super League will continue working on a way to make the competition work, even if.... MORE