European Super League is 'the worst own goal in the history of football' | ESPN FC

Barely 48 hours after it was announced, the European Super League is already in the midst of an epic collapse. Following protests and actions by fans, players, sponsors and governments around the world, clubs have already started to back out of the big-money competition. All six Premier League clubs — Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester City and Chelsea — have signalled their withdrawals, while Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are expected to follow suit. Near the end of a historic day in the football world, ESPN FC's Craig Burley and Jan Aage Fjortoft react to the developing news.

0:00 Burley says the supporters are the big reason the Super League collapsed so quickly.
1:56 Looking back to Sunday, Burley laughs about how Arsenal were in the process of "clawing back" against Fulham as the news began to leak out.
2:19 Fjortoft delights in the destruction of the competition and discusses the role of ownership across leagues like the EPL, La Liga and the Bundesliga.
4:00 Burley has a laugh about Real Madrid president Florentino Perez being the only executive to go in front of cameras to discuss the competition.

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