Why some people (far away) love the idea of a European Super League

The big audience for football is not Europe, it is in India and China, which have a total population of 2.6 billion

BADGE OF HONOUR? Liverpool and Real Madrid, two of the founding clubs of the ESL

If it’s a choice between a European Super League and a 36-team single league Champions League, most football fans in Europe would reject both. But then, this isn’t up to us. We’re largely irrelevant.

The overwhelming negative response to both ideas, perhaps especially the European Super League, makes clear the opposition, but less vocal are those who are in favour. And there must be plenty who are. We need to think about them. Why shouldn’t they get what they want? OK it’s a change but change isn’t always bad. Indeed, this change will make football better for everyone else. Yes it’s a selfish self-centered greedy move which pays no regard to football’s history, but did we expect anything else?