2023-06-05 19:08:00
Lorin Parys, the CEO of the Pro League, had a broad smile when he arrived at the Pro Footballer gala. Sunday’s outcome marked the history of Belgian football and crossed borders. “It was a worldwide advertisement. If we had imagined a scenario before that, no one would have believed it. Are we going to copy our playoffs? Yes, some leagues are studying this. Our goal is for the supporters to have fun and have fun.”
Sunday evening, Parys was in the helicopter with the trophy. “It was crazy. We arrived just above Duden Park at the Union. Then we are told to go immediately to Genk. We left with maximum power towards Limburg. We were only a few minutes from the stadium when we received the final verdict. We left for Antwerp. The pilot had never seen that (laughs).”
He also parried the critics on the verdict, without Antwerp on the podium of the Footballer Pro. “We must not forget that the players voted with the whole season in mind. What we see today is the result of a year of work on the ground, not just the outcome of Sunday.
Toby Alderweireld, the highest ranked Antwerper, finished at the foot of the podium, fourth.
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