Greed and the European Super League
Greed and the European Super League
Suffocating the grassroots. Mocking the working class origins of the game. World football, and primarily European club football, has long done away with loyalties in favour of cash and contract. The professionalization of the game has seen a difficult relationship between fan, spectator and sporting management, none better exemplified than the price of tickets, the role of branding and sponsorship.
The apotheosis of this has arrived in the form of a proposed breakaway European Super League. Like a mafia-styled cartel, twelve of Europe’s elite football clubs have banded together to create their own, sealed competition. The English contribution will be Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal. Juventus, AC Milan and Inter provide the Italian contingent; Barcelona, Real Madrid and Athletico Bilbao supply the Spanish element. To these will be added three as yet
by Binoy Kampmark / April 20th, 2021
Suffocating the grassroots. Mocking the working class origins of the game. World football, and primarily European club football, has long done away with loyalties in favour of cash and contract. The professionalization of the game has seen a difficult relationship between fan, spectator and sporting management, none better exemplified than the price of tickets, the role of branding and sponsorship.
The apotheosis of this has arrived in the form of a proposed breakaway European Super League. Like a mafia-styled cartel, twelve of Europe’s elite football clubs have banded together to create their own, sealed competition. The English contribution will be Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal. Juventus, AC Milan and Inter provide the Italian contingent; Barcelona, Real Madrid and Athletico Bilbao supply the Spanish element. To these will be added three as yet unconfirmed founding members and fiv
Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 1:01 pm
Suffocating the grassroots. Mocking the working class
origins of the game. World football, and primarily European
club football, has long done away with loyalties in favour
of cash and contract. The professionalization of the game
has seen a difficult relationship between fan, spectator and
sporting management, none better exemplified than the price
of tickets, the role of branding and sponsorship.
The
apotheosis of this has arrived in the form of a proposed
breakaway European Super League. Like a mafia-styled cartel,
twelve of Europe’s elite football clubs have banded
together to create their own, sealed competition. The