Institutional statement by president Florentino Pérez

Real Madrid receives the decision adopted by the Court of Justice of the European Union, the body charged with upholding out principles, values and liberties, with tremendous satisfaction. In the coming days, we will study the scope of this resolution in great detail but I can reflect on two conclusions of historic significance. Firstly, European club football will no longer be a monopoly. Secondly, as of today, clubs will have their fate in their own hands. The clubs have been fully acknowledged in our right to create and promote European competitions that will modernise our sport and appeal to fans around the world. Ultimately, today has been another triumph for a Europe of freedom, and for football and its fans. Faced with the pressure we have been subject to for more than two years, today law, justice and liberty have come to the fore. As a result of this, Real Madrid will continue to work for the good of football. Just as we took a crucial step in footballing history almost seventy y