Breakaway Super League cannot go ahead, says founder
Agnelli still convinced European football needs change and has no regrets about how the breakaway was attempted
21 April 2021 - 15:19
Breakaway European Super League founder and Juventus chair Andrea Agnelli called time on the project on Wednesday after six English clubs withdrew and he blamed the involvement of politicians for the league’s downfall.
Twelve of Europe’s leading soccer clubs from England, Italy and Spain announced a breakaway league on Sunday but after 48 hours of intense criticism from fans and politicians the six English clubs backed out on Tuesday...
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