Uefa chief urges English breakaway ‘Big Six’ to think again
Europe’s top football official suggests clubs who think they are big and untouchable should remember where they came from
20 April 2021 - 19:18
London — Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin on Tuesday told the English Premier League’s “Big Six” clubs who have joined a breakaway European Super League that they had made a “huge mistake” and urged them to think again.
Speaking at Uefa’s congress, the Slovenian criticised the attitude of owners who he said view the game as a “product” and fans as “consumers” but then spoke directly to the Premier League rebels...
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