Back in 2021, English football was rocked by plans for a European Super League, involving Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea.
The proposal was met with fierce backlash from protesting supporters, which eventually led to the Premier League sextuple withdrawing from the project.
Now, however, it could be about to rear its ugly head once again.
What’s the story?
Well, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus are plotting to resurrect plans for the European Super League.
UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin condemned the trio for doing so in the middle of a war, in what was a scathing attack on the plans.
As quoted by The Telegraph, he said: “Look, first they launched their nonsense of an idea in the middle of a pandemic, now we’re reading articles every day that they are planning to launch another idea now in the middle of a war. Do I have to speak more about those people? They obviously live in a parallel world.”
Thanks to The Telegraph, we have been made aware of how the six Premier League clubs involved in the initial proposal feel about plans to resurrect the project.
As things stand, none of them have any intention of agreeing to a reshaped European Super League.
All six would have to give their approval if fresh plans for a European Super League are to go ahead.
Liverpool, Arsenal & Tottenham should stay away from the Super League
In our view, even if a more appealing setup is proposed for a reshaped European Super League, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham – and the rest of England’s top six – should ignore it.
There were passionate protests against the initial plans, and supporters do not want to entertain change of any sort.
Football is about competition, and it has to provide hope to clubs in the lower divisions that they too can one day reach the summit.
Simply put, nobody is going to watch Europe’s elite play each other over and over and over again – that sounds incredibly boring, to say the least.
We’re glad to hear that the Premier League’s top six are not interested at this stage – hopefully, it stays that way.
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