Big guns must protect the small clubs, says Mikel Arteta
US owners of Manchester United and Liverpool want the biggest clubs to have special voting rights that would hand them control of the league
15 October 2020 - 16:33
London — Premier League clubs have an obligation to protect those further down the English soccer pyramid, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said on Thursday, the day after top-flight clubs voted against Project Big Picture.
Touted by the American owners of Liverpool and Manchester United, the plan called for the Premier League’s six biggest clubs, plus three long-term members, to have “special voting rights” that would effectively put them in command of the world’s most commercially successful league...
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