European Super League failed to see that love of the game powers football
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BARELY 48 hours after the European Super League was announced, the withdrawal of half its members has paved the way for the crumbling of the breakaway football tournament's ambitions.
The debacle represents a battle over the soul of the sport, and the latest developments might be read as a small triumph for fans. But beyond that, it attests to the importance of reading ground sentiment and understanding the human element, rather than assuming that cynical capitalist calculus will always prevail.
On Monday morning (Singapore time), 12 top-tier European football clubs stunned the sporting world by declaring the founding of a breakaway league, horrifying existing regional and national leagues, football associations, the sport's global governing body Fifa, and fans around the world.
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