TalkSPORT was the first to report news of the meeting. CNN has reached out to the Super League for comment but has not heard back.Earlier on Tuesday, a number of clubs, including Chelsea and Manchester City, were reportedly preparing to leave the newly announced European Super League competitionA source close to Chelsea told CNN Sport
Consequently, Johnson has more political skin in the game than his Spanish and Italian counterparts. Along with other European leaders, Johnson has come out strongly against the Super League.”How can it be right that you create a kind of cartel that stops clubs playing against each other without the hope and excitement of fans up
Here’s a rundown of what you need to know about the plans, and why they matter.The league would feature 20 clubs, which would include 15 founding teams, who would be permanent members. A further five clubs would qualify annually based on their achievements in the previous season.It’s unclear whether those five clubs would be relegated
It’s a journey cyclist Ayesha McGowan is experiencing both professionally — and emotionally.”It didn’t feel real until I was on my way to training camp,” says the 34-year-old athlete, who will prepare for the next few months with the goal of racing and becoming a pro road cyclist after August 1.”I feel very accomplished, but
It might be a season of transition for the Golden State Warriors, yet the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player has excelled and continued his record-breaking scoring streak on Monday night. Curry scored 49 points in his team’s 107-96 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, breaking Kobe Bryant’s record for consecutive 30-point games by a player aged
Fan protests were held outside Leeds’ Elland Road stadium and a banner that read “#saynotosuperleague” was flown over the ground before kickoff. On the pitch, Leeds players wore shirts with the words “Football is for the fans” and “Earn it” alongside a Champions League logo during their warmup — a reference to teams having to
FIFA President Gianni Infantino strongly condemned the ESL on Tuesday, telling clubs — dubbed football’s “Dirty Dozen” — involved in the proposed breakaway that they must “live with the consequences.”Speaking at the UEFA Congress, Infantino says world football’s governing body “strongly disapproves” of the new league and urged clubs to think carefully about their next
The breakaway league, which has been announced by 12 of Europe’s most prominent clubs, would involve 15 founding clubs and five other teams who would qualify each year based on achievements from the previous season.That means the 15 founding clubs — which currently includes Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, AC Milan,
In a joint announcement Sunday night, six English clubs — Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur — alongside three teams from Italy — AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus — and three from Spain — Atlético Madrid, Barcelona and Real Madrid — laid out plans to form a breakaway competition, referred
By claiming a dramatic one-shot victory, Matsuyama became the first Japanese man to win a golf major. One Japanese newspaper even printed a 72-hole graphic detailing every single shot played by the golfer as Japan went Matsuyama made.But it isn’t just Matsuyama’s golfing prowess that has endeared him to the Japanese nation.Matsuyama says he hopes
