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#94 What was the European Super League, why did it fail, and why might it return?

On April 18th 2021, a news story dropped that heralded some of the biggest changes ever seen in the modern game: a group of soccer's elite European clubs announced their intention to form a breakaway European Super League that would rival, and perhaps replace, the Champions League.

The reaction was monumental and the opposition was fierce—and within a few days, the whole idea collapsed.

Ryan Bailey, Taylor Rockwell and Graham Ruthven explain the European Super League story, and how its spectre remains...

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