Just two days after the European Super League was announced, it’s as good as dead with the withdrawal of the six English clubs which made up half the breakaway teams.
The clubs had no choice — the fans had spoken out against a league that goes against the very principle of English football: you earn your spot.
The idea of a closed shop in a sport in which promotion and relegation are fundamental outraged the fans of not only the clubs that were missing out, but also those of the breakaway teams.
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The billionaire American owners of clubs like Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool have shown they have no understanding of the rich traditions of English football, where no matter how big or small, the clubs are nothing without their supporters.
hose owners were guilty of the hubris of assuming they could do what they wanted without any blowback and they were stunningly wrong.
They showed they had no understanding of English football’s culture.
Without the fans, Manchester United, City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspurs would never have become the global mega-brands that they are today.
The former England international Gary Neville nailed it on Monday when he spoke of the disconnect between the owner of Manchester United — the club he played for and supported all his life — and the fans.
“I’m disgusted with Manchester United and Liverpool the most,” he said on the UK’s Sky.
And so, we saw Chelsea’s fans protesting outside the club’s home, Stamford Bridge denouncing the Super League as the “ultimate betrayal”.
Even the players spoke out, with Liverpool’s captain, Jordan Henderson tweeting, “We don’t like it and we don’t want it to happen. This is our collective position.”
Or check out this Arsenal fan unleashing a tirade against the European Super League:
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