Everyone is going nuts over the plans of 12 big European clubs to leave the Champions League and form a new super league.  Gary Neville is “fuming”. Jamie Carragher is “sickened”. Ex-Arsenal forward Lucas Podolski calls it a “disgusting project”. Boris Johnson said “I don’t think it’s good news for football in this country.” Even fans of the 12 clubs aren’t happy. Fans’ unions at those clubs have called it “a betrayal”, “the death of everything that football should be about”, and of course “greedy”. 12 of the biggest clubs in Europe, including the big six from the Premier League,…

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