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As it turns out, or as far can I make out, the tide started turning the moment when the club players themselves started speaking out against it. Before the pol
by emptyfile 5y ago
As it turns out, or as far can I make out, the tide started turning the moment when the club players themselves started speaking out against it.
Before the politicians and the leagues could even articulate their threats the thing was finished.
Honestly, springing this out of the blue on the fans and players both speaks of astonishing arrogance.
- votepaunchy 5y ago> Honestly, springing this out of the blue on the fans and players both speaks of astonishing arrogance. Clearly this was not handled well, but Wikipedia does have a page of failed attempts going back to 1998. My guess would be that they thought pandemic financial losses would allow them to force this through. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_a_European_Super_League_in_association_football https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposals_for_a_European_Sup...