There are trans-national leagues in every other popular spectator sport, including rugby union, rugby league and basketball. There is no ‘European sporting model’, it is unique to professional football.
The Premier League announced a new deal for their US rights which doubled their previous deal. For the big clubs elsewhere in Europe it may have increased their urgency about a Super League.
In 2022, the European Court of Justice will rule on UEFA's case against clubs involved in the super league. In the meantime, UEFA are complaining about the Spanish judge who ruled against them.
Lionel Messi brought unparalleled success to Barcelona. Without him, will they become the next AC Milan – or can they find a way of competing in the age of the state-owned football club?
Claiming that young people don't follow football because they don't have the attention span is like saying the under 35s don't own their own homes because they don't like the hassle of home ownership.
How did the football clubs who planned the Super League get it so wrong? Stephen Kinsella, Sean Keyes and Dion Fanning discuss an extraordinary week in football and why the 12 club owners should have studied John D Rockefeller.
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