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Amazon Says It Has “Concerns” About Breakaway European Super League

Amazon has broken its silence about wildly unpopular proposals to create a breakaway European Super League involving some of the world’s biggest soccer clubs.

After declining to comment on Monday, the streamer, which televises Premier League games in the UK, released a statement today expressing concern at the plans and making clear that it has had no involvement in plotting the competition.

The intervention is significant because Amazon has shown itself to be an active force in the sports market and would be the sort of partner the European Super League is hoping to attract when it comes to selling television rights.

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by Anonymousreply 2April 20, 2021 11:25 PM

Looks like this ESL isn't going to happen if Chelsea and Man City are pulling out. I'm a little fascinated by it - the announcement caused a huge outrage and politicians were getting involved saying that they'd do all they could to stop it, including the actual Prime Minister.

by Anonymousreply 1April 20, 2021 9:32 PM

Liverpool, Tottenham and Arsenal have now withdrawn from the project. Bizarre episode. They didn't sell it well enough or weren't committed enough to push through - but that would have been a gamble if the UK government was even going to step in.

by Anonymousreply 2April 20, 2021 11:25 PM
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