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Soccer’s Breakaway Super League Leaves Legions of Fans Super Distraught

Protests erupt over plans by the sport’s most successful professional teams to form their own elite and lucrative circuit, upending long-held tradition

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by Anonymousreply 19May 13, 2021 3:21 PM

Isn’t it like creating an NFL for the EU?

by Anonymousreply 1April 20, 2021 6:47 PM

No, it's more like the Top 12 NFL franchises breaking away and forming their own and making it impossible for the other 20 to come up.

by Anonymousreply 2April 20, 2021 7:17 PM

It's all falling apart as we speak. Everyone's pulling out.

by Anonymousreply 3April 20, 2021 7:19 PM

Yup. But, it's still a huge moment for sports. Like celeb politicians - monied interests will eventually try to shake things up again. Fans, commentators, politicians really seeing the importance of organization, ownership, financing etc. 8 of these 12 teams are owned by foreign interests - rich Saudis and Russian billionaires.

This has shaken a lot of people to their core.

by Anonymousreply 4April 20, 2021 7:27 PM

Jeez. White Boy Summer lasted longer than Super League.

by Anonymousreply 5April 20, 2021 7:33 PM

Even Will posted against it. Of course he’s the FA president, but his tweet seems raw. And he sent it out during the family’s mourning period.

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by Anonymousreply 6April 20, 2021 7:37 PM

I hope Meghan's OK. Has anyone asked her yet?

by Anonymousreply 7April 20, 2021 7:39 PM

Umm 🤔 Never mind 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

😛😛

by Anonymousreply 8April 20, 2021 7:42 PM

They people behind the Fyre Fest documentary news to make a Netflix documentary

by Anonymousreply 9April 20, 2021 7:45 PM

Fucking JP Morgan Chase funded this abomination.

Finance ruins every fucking thing. Including sports.

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by Anonymousreply 10April 20, 2021 7:54 PM

It's as if someone created a Datalounge just for A Gays.

by Anonymousreply 11April 20, 2021 9:55 PM

Super Datalounge+ "More pointless, more bitchy -- it IS possible."

by Anonymousreply 12April 20, 2021 9:58 PM

All the English teams are out!

by Anonymousreply 13April 20, 2021 11:12 PM

How are people shaken by a new league of the best playing with the best? I bet if they went forward with this plan their fans would be right there with them like the braindead puppies they've always been. They won this round but like all things dealing with business and money, the powerful will prevail.

Also, is it normal for royals to share their opinions on business and social matters like this? I thought they were supposed to be above it all?

by Anonymousreply 14April 20, 2021 11:24 PM

R14 = Fuckheadtino Perez

by Anonymousreply 15April 21, 2021 12:52 AM

Um, the new league would only be lucrative if the same fans who are distraught continue to support it financially.

It's like people being OUTRAGED that the politicians they voted to elect don't actually do anything for them.

Stop giving them money, fools.

by Anonymousreply 16April 21, 2021 1:15 AM

R16, people are ADDICTED to this sport.

by Anonymousreply 17April 21, 2021 1:43 AM

Its collapse is complete! It will never be Premier!

by Anonymousreply 18April 21, 2021 3:30 AM

There was already a thread....

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by Anonymousreply 19May 13, 2021 3:21 PM
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