La Liga have become the latest football governing body to slam plans for a new Super League, insisting they will fight against the "selfish, egotistical proposal."
Manchester United, Manchester City and the remainder of the Premier League's 'big six' announced plans to join the breakaway league, with United co-chairman Joe Glazer confirming their involvement in a press release late on Sunday night.
He wrote: "By bringing together the world’s greatest clubs and players to play each other throughout the season, the Super League will open a new chapter for European football, ensuring world-class competition and facilities, and increased financial support for the wider football pyramid.”
The Premier League, FA and UEFA issued damming statements earlier on Sunday insisting they will oppose any Super League plans, with the big six needing authorisation from the Premier League to join any new competition.
La Liga has now followed suit with an equally strong statement of their own, with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez founding the new league.
"LaLiga strongly condemns the recently published proposal for a breakaway, elitist European competition that attacks the principles of open competition and sporting merit which are at the heart of the domestic and European football pyramid," a statement said.
"Today football fans across Europe can dream that their club, no matter the size, may excel, climb to the top and compete at the pinnacle of European football. LaLiga defends this European tradition of football for all. The concept proposed by 12 European clubs destroys that dream, shutting the door to the top of European football, allowing in just an elite few.
"LaLiga has a proud, 90-year history as an open, merit-based competition. Millions of fans around the world follow the 42 clubs of LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank. The success of our competitions has helped football to become a key contributor to the Spanish economy, accounting for nearly 1.4% of GDP and providing employment for nearly 200,000 people.
"The newly proposed top European competition is nothing more than a selfish, egotistical proposal designed to further enrich the already super rich. It will undermine the appeal of the whole game and have a deeply damaging impact on the immediate and future of LaLiga, its member clubs, and all the entire footballing ecosystem.
"In addition, the breakaway league threatens the rest of Spanish sports to which, in the current season, LaLiga will contribute more than 126 million euros as part of its agreement with the Spanish government and the Spanish FA.
"This destruction of the European football ecosystem will also ultimately cause the failure of this new competition and its participating clubs, which have built their success based on the achievement of sports titles and triumphs, which will now be more limited.
"We use all measures at our disposal and work with all stakeholders to defend the integrity and future of Spanish football in the best interests of the game."
