Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Tottenham, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan on Monday announced plans for a breakaway European Super League.
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While the reaction to it from fans and former players has largely been negative, one of the more intriguing aspects has been to see what some of the active footballers and managers have to say about the issue:
🗣️ “It is not sport if the relationship between the effort and reward doesn’t exist.”
🗣️ “It is not sport if it doesn’t matter if you lose”
Pep Guardiola shares his thoughts on the European Super League pic.twitter.com/Qy7gJMYdUW
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) April 20, 2021
For the fans. For the city.