European politicians give US sports model a good kicking
The failure of the Super League before it got started represents a European rout for the US model of sports business, in which wealthy entrepreneurs try to maximise profits from teams in closed or restricted-entry leagues.
For politicians, the European Super League represented an open goal. Plans for the breakaway tournament of elite clubs disintegrated in a couple of days.
Premiers such as Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron and Pedro Sánchez had articulated the fury of fans. The English half of the “dirty dozen” of football clubs pulled out on Tuesday night (Wednesday AEST).
