The Super League — The End of European Football?

Over the last few days, more and more details have emerged as to the potential creation of a breakaway European Super League. The circumstances of this situation have been unprecedented and unparalleled in modern sport, and seem likely to rock the foundations of the sport. To the extent that the future of European Football as a whole seems to stand on a knives’ edge, in a period in which the sport particularly its lower echelons had already been struggling financially.

Threats as to the possibility of the creation of such a league, have been posed since the early nineties, due to the financial implications of new broadcasting revenue and the exponential growth of the sport which accompanied it. However, the announcement made by the twelve major clubs involved in world football seems to indicate a change in tact by the ECA (the organization representing the clubs in question). While in the past they would use such threats in order to gain a greater bargaining position, this time it seems likely not only from the statements made but also in the timing of their decision, that a fundamental change will occur to European football in the coming weeks and months.

The proposed structure of the league allows for fifteen founding members, of which twelve have already come forward to take their position; AC Milan, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid…