{"id":59972,"date":"2021-04-19T08:12:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T08:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=59972"},"modified":"2021-04-19T10:58:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T10:58:14","slug":"furious-football-fans-unite-against-digusting-esl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=59972","title":{"rendered":"'Furious' football fans unite against 'digusting' ESL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Football fans from across the globe have found a rare sense of unity following the bombshell announcement of a controversial breakaway 'Super League'.<\/a><\/p>\n

Earlier today, 12 of Europe's biggest clubs announced they would be splitting from the UEFA Champions League to form their own exclusive European Super League competition.<\/p>\n

Real Madrid, Barcelona, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Manchester City and Tottenham have all announced they had signed up – with three more spots reportedly yet to be filled.<\/p>\n

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No German or French clubs have signed up. A final five spots will be kept vacant each year for select teams to be invited, depending on their results from the previous season.<\/p>\n

The move to quit the existing structure has been met with widespread derision from fans and seen as a blatant grab for more money and power.<\/p>\n

One of the biggest sticking points appears to be the gatekeeping of the sport's financial revenue streams, with founding clubs guaranteed a spot at the table every year, receiving astronomical figures regardless of performance.<\/p>\n

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The founding clubs have also been promised 3.5 billion euros ($5.4 billion) just for signing up, and the league said "uncapped solidarity payments" could climb as high as 10 billion euros ($15.5 billion) "during the course of the initial commitment period of the clubs".<\/p>\n

Additionally, the assumption that founding teams would be welcome to compete concurrently in their respective domestic competitions after such a destabilising move has angered many.<\/p>\n

Twitter promptly became awash with outrage as fans from around the globe united against the potentially catastrophic ramifications should the league get off the ground.<\/p>\n

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