Ramos tells unhappy clubs to find another league
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September 1, 2011, Thursday
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SEVILLA should go and find another league to play in if it is unhappy with La Liga, Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos said in response to criticism from his former club of Real and Barcelona's dominance in Spain.
Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido slammed the structure of the Spanish football league and said that only two teams could win the title after Real and Barca won their opening matches of the season 6-0 and 5-0, respectively, last weekend.
"If he doesn't like this one, why doesn't he look for another," Ramos told reporters as he joined up for international duty with the Spain squad yesterday.
Del Nido described the league as "third-world" and "rubbish" because of the way Barca and Real took half of the total revenue earned from television rights, stirring up a debate on the state of Spanish football.
Villarreal president Fernando Roig, whose side was thrashed 5-0 at the Nou Camp on Monday, said Real and Barcelona were "killing Spanish football" and that changes had to be made fast.
Another Spain international, Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo, sided with his president.
"He is one of the people fighting to change the competition and we support him," Negredo told reporters.
"It shouldn't just be about two teams. It's all about the income the clubs earn to be able to strengthen their squads and other teams can't do this. It's the main thing I would change."
Villarreal captain Marcos Senna, who helped Spain win Euro 2008, also sided with his boss.
"The superiority of Real and Barca is brutal," he said. " "I agree with the president that this has to change, to level things out."
Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido slammed the structure of the Spanish football league and said that only two teams could win the title after Real and Barca won their opening matches of the season 6-0 and 5-0, respectively, last weekend.
"If he doesn't like this one, why doesn't he look for another," Ramos told reporters as he joined up for international duty with the Spain squad yesterday.
Del Nido described the league as "third-world" and "rubbish" because of the way Barca and Real took half of the total revenue earned from television rights, stirring up a debate on the state of Spanish football.
Villarreal president Fernando Roig, whose side was thrashed 5-0 at the Nou Camp on Monday, said Real and Barcelona were "killing Spanish football" and that changes had to be made fast.
Another Spain international, Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo, sided with his president.
"He is one of the people fighting to change the competition and we support him," Negredo told reporters.
"It shouldn't just be about two teams. It's all about the income the clubs earn to be able to strengthen their squads and other teams can't do this. It's the main thing I would change."
Villarreal captain Marcos Senna, who helped Spain win Euro 2008, also sided with his boss.
"The superiority of Real and Barca is brutal," he said. " "I agree with the president that this has to change, to level things out."
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