According to Diario AS, Atletico Madrid CEO Miguel Ángel Gil Marín spoke at the World Football Summit, proposing a cap on the number of matches players compete in each season to alleviate scheduling pressure and protect player welfare.

The tenth World Football Summit concluded with a special roundtable discussion. LaLiga CEO Javier Gómez, Atletico Madrid CEO Miguel Ángel Gil Marín, and English players' union leader Maheta Molango participated in the discussion, analyzing changes in the football industry over the past decade and looking ahead to future developments.

Gómez stated: "LaLiga's revenue has grown significantly over the past decade. TV revenue has increased by 70%, and commercial revenue, stadium attendance, and social media engagement have all risen as well. We've experienced explosive growth on social platforms, which has allowed us to establish ourselves as a global brand. Today, local and foreign owners are largely on equal footing. Previously, we were a local league with international ambitions; now we are a global entity."

Molango discussed the differences between the Premier League and LaLiga: "More than once, when I was at Mallorca, I complained to Javier Gómez, but now I'm on the other side. I've experienced many difficulties, but I'm also familiar with the club perspective. The Premier League's success comes from excellent management; there are things there that LaLiga lacks. Language is one of them—they can tap into natural markets that are former colonies, and the mentality of fans in the stands is also different. In Spain, by the 60th minute, everyone understands that the team needs to control the game, whereas in the Premier League, teams always play at full intensity. For fans, that's very appealing."

Molango also stated: "Most Premier League owners are investment funds and American investors. One clear change I've noticed is that people are starting to follow players more than clubs. What was special about us before was an almost religious connection to the club. From an industry perspective, I think that's not good for us."

Gil Marín discussed Atletico Madrid's growth over the past decade: "It's important to know where we came from. The club's growth is something to be proud of. Without the overall growth of the industry and the regulations driven by Tebas and Gómez, it would have been impossible to reach our current position. We came from an era when football management was very amateur, and now that has changed. The industry has become professional, and because of this, it has experienced rapid development. Ten years ago, we were still at Estadio Vicente Calderón; now we're at Cívitas Metropolitano, which is completely different. We can now offer services and experiences we never could have before. Today, after deducting player sales revenue, our revenue exceeds 500 million euros. We've been in the top ten of the UEFA rankings for ten consecutive years. As one of only six clubs that participate in the Champions League group stage every year, that's something to be proud of. We've won 10 trophies and have strong community roots."

He also said: "When I first arrived, there was no social media at all; now we have over 100 million followers. We've become bigger and more global, and we're proud of that. Moving forward, we need to continue thinking about the next decade."

Regarding the future of the football industry, Gómez said: "We're moving toward resource redistribution polarization. Money is finite, and more funds are flowing to top clubs. This will be a focal point of discussion, and it already is. How this issue is resolved will directly affect the future of this industry. No one would think a bank would go bankrupt, but it does happen. If resources become concentrated in the hands of a few clubs, the league will collapse, and a vicious cycle can emerge."

Gómez added: "We need to find a model that protects football, achieving fair and balanced resource redistribution. It can be done, and how the next decade will look depends on how we act."

Regarding new competitions, Molango said: "The two biggest challenges facing football are governance and scheduling. We must rediscover the value of scarcity. We're wrong to believe that more content is always better. American broadcasters don't show everything at the same time; the NBA doesn't air at the same time as the NFL."

He also said: "Our system is broken; it encourages wrong behavior. The people making decisions have never played football or been managers. It's like me going to Apple and talking about everything except the iPhone. I see people involved in football governance who shouldn't be in those positions. For the good of football, we need to change how we're governed."

Finally, Gil Marín stated: "My vision is not only for the future of Atletico Madrid but also for the future of football as a whole, as we operate within different organizations. I work with Tebas at LaLiga, and he defends the essence of football and seeks balance between small and big clubs. The same applies when working with Ceferin at UEFA. Some federations have no TV broadcasting rights and no ticket revenue. Governance is crucial."

Regarding scheduling, Gil Marín said: "UEFA and FIFA want more matches because they generate more money and more power. A balance must be found, especially for the big clubs. I propose limiting the number of matches players compete in, both in the league and for their national teams. For example, players who play in a 38-round league should play a maximum of 31 matches."

He also mentioned other future challenges: "Multi-club ownership is a different concept. These investors make massive investments in the Premier League, even operating at a loss. A few days ago, I nearly got into a debate because someone talked about changing our philosophy to theirs, but I told them it wouldn't work. A closed league model doesn't function here. The concept of competition here is entirely different. We must respect our values while adapting to other ways. We're already doing this by transforming our surroundings, creating a recreational complex that serves the local community."

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