THE condemnation of the latest Super League proposals came swiftly and unequivocally.
First Manchester United, then Manchester City, then the Premier League and leading football figures.
All quickly stated their opposition to a new European competition being proposed by A22, the company behind the original Super League idea which was shot down within 72 hours in 2021.
Back then 12 teams, including English clubs Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham, had signed up to the breakaway competition.
They were greeted with a huge backlash which led to the collapse of the plan.
This rehashed version, refloated after a European court ruling that UEFA did not have a monopoly on competitions, soon looked to be sunk for the foreseeable future, such was the almost unanimous opposition.
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