They dreamed of a revolution. Their revolt will have lasted barely more than forty-eight hours. Instead of reshaping the “Football pyramid” European, the initiators of the Super League saw, Wednesday April 21, their project collapse. Following the desertion of Manchester City and five other English clubs – forced by unanimous reactions against the project – the outline of a private competition designed to compete with the Champions League has been shelved.
The twelve initiating clubs of the project had come out of the woods in the middle of the night from Sunday to Monday, some of “Save football”. It was shortly after midnight on Wednesday that a press release declared the suspension of the project: “Given the circumstances, we need to reconsider the most appropriate steps to reshape the project. ”
These twelve Apostles of the Super League have omitted an important point: football players are fans like any other. Not just these “Young people who are no longer interested in football” and that a new competition would turn into devotees, as Florentino Pérez, president of Real Madrid and the new structure, and Andrea Agnelli, president of Juventus Turin, have repeatedly said to justify the rebellion.
The supporters had not been consulted by those who claimed ” satisfied [leurs] expectations ”. Even within the rebellious clubs, coaches and players – usually reluctant to get wet – have voiced their anger. “Sport is not a sport when the relationship between effort and reward does not exist, criticized Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. It is no longer a sport if defeat does not matter anymore. “
The weight of the absence of German clubs and PSG
The details of the action plan aimed at “Open a new chapter in European football” and to “Increase solidarity income”. If the American bank JP Morgan has confirmed to be involved in the maneuver, no broadcaster has associated its name with the Super League.
The plan might seem perfect. But having failed to recruit Paris-Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, limited the ambitions of the instigators of secession. A Super League carried by three countries did not have the same strength as all the behemoths of the European “Big 5” gathered under a single banner.
It is not for lack of having worked on the body the last two finalists of the Champions League. If Florentino Pérez guaranteed not to have “Invited neither the PSG, nor the two German clubs [Bayern Munich et Borussia Dortmund] “, The world had access to documents proving that, throughout the weekend, PSG and its counterparts from across the Rhine were pushed to join the adventure.
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