Colin Sheridan: With big sport and dirty money something's got to give

The pandemic taught us that less is more. That perspective already seems lost. For the sake of the sports we play and follow, we should do everything we can to rediscover it.

BOILING MAD: The GAA is obsessed with growth. Pic: Getty

Big Sport is at a crossroads. Last week the European Court of Justice ruled that Uefa and Fifa acted” unlawfully” by blocking the formation of the controversial European Super League in 2021. The EU’s top court ruled that Fifa and Uefa abused their dominant position by forbidding clubs outright to compete in any version of a Super League but added that the Super League may still not be approved. 

At the same time, Fifa president Gianni Infantino announced plans for the 2025 Club World Cup will be an international club soccer competition that pretty much nobody wants but Fifa. The next tournament will be played in the United States in June 2025, and will have an expanded format with 32 teams, including the winners of the four previous continental championships. Infantino's announcement was met with widespread derision, and even threats of legal action from La Liga.