The champion coach with the National Team in 1978, César Luis Menotti, spoke about the possibility of privatizing the clubs proposed by Javier Milei’s government.
The world champion coach with the Argentine National Team in 1978, César Luis Menottiquestioned the possibility of converting Argentine soccer clubs into Sports Joint Stock Companies (SAD), an issue that was included by President Javier Milei in the mega DNU that he issued last December.
“A soccer club is a cultural fact that in Argentina was manufactured through the corners of the neighborhoods, it is not that great economic powers came and said: ‘Let’s create clubs.’ The club is created by the neighborhood, the neighbor and the dreams of the new generations who continue to defend them,” said the general director of national teams of the AFA, in dialogue with Radio Splendid.
And he added: “The ball, the player and the people generated an invitation to poetry. When I see that they want to transform soccer in the business world, it makes me sad because I feel a lack of recognition with many people who sustained that passion that the ball awakens in every corner of Argentina.”
César Luis Menotti defended non-profit civil associations
In addition, César Luis Menotti He expressed that the most popular sport in the world, in our country, faces a confrontation between management models and that he is in favor of continuing to be non-profit civil associations: “Football is in a cruel fight with the economic powers, but it depends on the partners. People have to defend them because the club belongs to the people, it belongs to the member and the fan. It is not from any factory.”
“When I see these struggles to privatize, I get very bad. Privatize what? It hurts me a lot. “I really feel a danger from the profound deculturalization that Argentina is suffering,” he completed his argument. Skinny.
Finally, César Luis Menotti He was in favor of not touching what he considers a cultural root of our country and exemplified it: “Football is that, a cultural fact. Go see Rosario Central, the Paraná River, the people and the families. It is not just the First Division, it is the culture of our country.”
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