Is the Premier League the real European Super League?
2 years, 7 months ago

Is the Premier League the real European Super League?

New York Times  

Ten years ago, Sir Alex Ferguson walked out of a press conference after a journalist asked him a question he did not like. “Based on the average Euro Club Index of their top 18 clubs, the Premier League and La Liga have usually been the top two leagues in Europe since we launched it in 2007,” says Gleave. “The Premier League would still have a greater share of the world’s top 100 players than the hypothetical Continental Super League,” says Chaudhuri. “According to our model, 42 of the world’s top 100 players currently play in the Premier League, compared to 40 at the Continental Super League clubs. In other words, the Premier League would hold its own when it came to the quality of players on the pitch.” If these leagues were to play each other in a Ryder Cup format, the best team in England versus the best on the continent, followed by the second-best versus the second-best and so on, with a point for a win and half for a draw, the Premier League’s top three — City, Liverpool and Chelsea — would beat their counterparts — Bayern, Real and Inter, giving the English an early 3-0 lead.

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European Leagues say they were not consulted on rebranded Super League
4 days, 8 hours ago

European Leagues say they were not consulted on rebranded Super League

The Hindu  

The European Leagues said on Thursday they were not consulted by the promoters of the proposed European Super League regarding the relaunch of the breakaway concept as the Unify League. Unlike the original plans which guaranteed the 12 clubs a place in the ESL, Sports development company A22 said the new 96-club format across four leagues would be merit-based and …

Return of the European Super League: '60 top clubs ready to sign up - with English teams expected to be willing to join' in revival of controversial plans which sparked mass protests in 2021
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Return of the European Super League: '60 top clubs ready to sign up - with English teams expected to be willing to join' in revival of controversial plans which sparked mass protests in 2021

Daily Mail  

European football risks another identity crisis with roughly 60 clubs reportedly willing to take part in a renewed push to establish a Super League. Roughly 60 clubs are ready to sign up to a renewed European Super League plan, a report claims Several top Premier League sides are said to be keen, though it is not revealed who Fans reacted …

Analysing Europe’s top four leagues: How does football in England, Italy, Spain and Germany compare?
2 months, 1 week ago

Analysing Europe’s top four leagues: How does football in England, Italy, Spain and Germany compare?

New York Times  

The last 20 editions of the UEFA Champions League have been won by a club from England, Italy, Spain or Germany. Here then, are some of the key trends that have emerged from Europe’s top four leagues during the past five seasons — from Premier League set-piece prowess to the reluctance of Serie A goalkeepers to dash out of their …

Real Madrid are kings of football’s money league — but outside top 20, the English are coming
11 months ago

Real Madrid are kings of football’s money league — but outside top 20, the English are coming

New York Times  

The story goes that the Premier League is inexorably grinding its European rivals into the dirt, hoovering up revenues and ruthlessly asserting its financial strength. The European establishment fights on and, as Deloitte’s Football Money League 2024 underlines with its publication today, the Premier League’s biggest clubs can still find continental opponents mining greater revenue streams. Then come the rest …

Will Premier League clubs join the new European Super League?
1 year ago

Will Premier League clubs join the new European Super League?

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here’s everything we know so far about the new European Super League: …

European Super League launches radical new plan for football
1 year ago

European Super League launches radical new plan for football

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The European Super League have launched a radical …

After ECJ’s ruling, is the European Super League really back?
1 year ago

After ECJ’s ruling, is the European Super League really back?

The Independent  

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UEFA Champions League return just the start of Euro adventure for Saudi-backed Newcastle
1 year, 3 months ago

UEFA Champions League return just the start of Euro adventure for Saudi-backed Newcastle

The Hindu  

Fuelled by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, Newcastle return to the Champions League for the first time in 20 years at AC Milan on Tuesday hoping this is just the start of its rise on the European stage. When it broke into the Premier League’s top four in its first full season since the Saudi Public Investment Fund took an …

Revised Version of European Super League Set To Return With 80 Football Teams
1 year, 10 months ago

Revised Version of European Super League Set To Return With 80 Football Teams

News 18  

The initial plans of holding a breakaway European Super League had to be dumped after the organisers faced severe backlash from the fans of the involved football teams. Bernd Reichart, chief executive of A22 Sports, a company designed to sponsor and formulate plans for the new league, recently underlined the significance to have a separate European football competition. The football …

A new plan for an 80-team European Super League announced by ESL Management firm
1 year, 10 months ago

A new plan for an 80-team European Super League announced by ESL Management firm

The Hindu  

A future European Super League could include as many as 80 teams, Bernd Reichart, the chief executive of A22 Sports Management, a company formed to sponsor and assist in the creation of a breakaway football league, said on Thursday. “Feedback suggests a European football league that is open, based solely on sporting merit, multidivisional with 60 to 80 clubs and …

European Super League tournament poses no threat to Premier League supremacy
1 year, 10 months ago

European Super League tournament poses no threat to Premier League supremacy

The Telegraph  

The Premier League believes a fresh declaration of war from European Super League rebels will pose no threat to their financial supremacy in the global game after a proposal for a new breakaway competition was launched on Thursday. A key factor in A22’s pitch to clubs around Europe is that the Premier League’s financial power has made it impossible for …

How things stand in Europe’s top leagues before World Cup
2 years, 1 month ago

How things stand in Europe’s top leagues before World Cup

Associated Press  

How things stand in Europe’s top leagues ahead of the World Cup: ENGLAND Arsenal looks like the real deal after building a five-point lead atop of the Premier League. Barcelona enters the World Cup break at the top of the Spanish league, two points ahead of defending champion Real Madrid. Carlo Ancelotti’s Madrid, the only Spanish club to reach the …

Super League clubs face UEFA in soccer’s big legal match
2 years, 5 months ago

Super League clubs face UEFA in soccer’s big legal match

Associated Press  

GENEVA — A group of top soccer clubs face Champions League organizer UEFA in court on Monday for a legal match that risks the biggest upheaval in European soccer for more than 25 years. The Super League project failed at launch 15 months ago but the company formed by the 12 rebel clubs — now led by Real Madrid, Barcelona …

More Premier League sides listed among Europe's most valuable clubs: report
2 years, 6 months ago

More Premier League sides listed among Europe's most valuable clubs: report

The Hindu  

The Premier League now has 10 teams in a list of the 32 most valuable clubs in Europe, according to a report published on Thursday by analysts Football Benchmark. There were eight Premier League clubs on last year's list, with Aston Villa and West Ham United making their debut in 2022 and joining Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham …

Real has right to play Champions League despite Super League intentions - Zidane
3 years, 8 months ago

Real has right to play Champions League despite Super League intentions - Zidane

The Hindu  

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said the idea that his side could have been booted out of the Champions League due to its role in creating the European Super League was "illogical", adding it was focused on their semi-final tie with Chelsea. We're going to play in the Champions League as that's our right," Zidane told a news conference ahead …

Super League says looking to ‘reshape’ after English clubs quit
3 years, 8 months ago

Super League says looking to ‘reshape’ after English clubs quit

The Hindu  

The breakaway European Super League, rocked by the departure of its six English clubs on Tuesday, said it would now focus on efforts to “reshape the project.” “Despite the announced departure of the English clubs, forced to take such decisions due to the pressure on them, we are convinced our proposal is fully aligned with European law and regulations,” said …

European Super League: A case of greed, or brinkmanship?
3 years, 8 months ago

European Super League: A case of greed, or brinkmanship?

Live Mint  

On the night of 18 April, 12 of the wealthiest football clubs in the world, all from Europe, announced the formation of a new breakaway league with a statement. “Twelve of Europe’s leading football clubs have today come together to announce they have agreed to establish a new mid-week competition, the Super League, governed by its founding clubs,” it read. …

European Super League disbanded as six English clubs pull out - as it happened
3 years, 8 months ago

European Super League disbanded as six English clubs pull out - as it happened

The Telegraph  

A controversial decision to form a breakaway European Super League was taken “to save football” and in part motivated because “young people are no longer interested” in the game, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said on Tuesday. Speaking for the first time since 12 top European clubs announced on Sunday that they would form a new elite league, the new …

European Super League: Premier League's 14 outcasts to hold EMERGENCY talks on Tuesday
3 years, 8 months ago

European Super League: Premier League's 14 outcasts to hold EMERGENCY talks on Tuesday

Daily Mail  

Twelve of Europe’s leading football clubs have today come together to announce they have agreed to establish a new mid-week competition, the Super League, governed by its Founding Clubs. The Founding Clubs believe the solutions proposed following these talks do not solve fundamental issues, including the need to provide higher quality matches and additional financial resources for the overall football …

Bookmakers predict European Super League WON'T happen before 2023
3 years, 8 months ago

Bookmakers predict European Super League WON'T happen before 2023

Daily Mail  

Bookmakers are predicting the European Super League will not go ahead before 2023 but Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain will end up joining if it does take shape. Bookmakers do not believe the controversial European Super League will happen before 2023 The 'Big Six' English sides joined six others in forming a breakaway tournament on Sunday German sides Bayern and …

European Super League: All you need to know about the breakaway football league
3 years, 8 months ago

European Super League: All you need to know about the breakaway football league

Firstpost  

Twelve major football clubs announced a new European Super League on Monday, breaking away from the UEFA Champions League and prompting an angry response from fans, politicians and their domestic leagues. Paris: Twelve major football clubs announced a new European Super League on Monday, breaking away from the UEFA Champions League and prompting an angry response from fans, politicians and …

European Super League Would Destroy Premier League: Arsene Wenger
4 years, 1 month ago

European Super League Would Destroy Premier League: Arsene Wenger

News 18  

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said the main reason clubs on the continent are keen to establish a new European Super League is because they cannot compete financially with their rivals in the Premier League. But Wenger, now FIFA’s head of global development, said the plans were aimed at eroding the Premier League’s “superiority”. “That means to destroy the …

European Super League would destroy Premier League: Wenger - Football News
4 years, 1 month ago

European Super League would destroy Premier League: Wenger - Football News

The Hindu  

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said the main reason clubs on the continent are keen to establish a new European Super League is because they cannot compete financially with their rivals in the Premier League. But Wenger, now FIFA's head of global development, said the plans were aimed at eroding the Premier League's “superiority”. “That means to destroy the …

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