UEFA vice-president says governing bodies should reject European Super League

'I disagree because it violates all principles of sporting merit. As far as we know, it would be a sort of self-proclaimed privileged club'

Fernando Gomes hit out at European Super League proposals. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

UEFA vice-president Fernando Gomes has delivered a scathing assessment of a proposed European Super League, which the Portuguese says is the “exacerbation of selfishness and greed” at a time of global uncertainty.

Outgoing Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu revealed at a press conference while announcing his resignation from his post that the club intended to join a breakaway European league in future.