![]() ![]() Jeremiah: That’s basically the gist of it, at least most of the world’s biggest clubs agreed to do it anyway. Steph: My understanding of the Super League is that all of the big teams decided to break off and start their own league for their own competition, is that right? ![]() ![]() But in the hope of helping a non-soccer fan better understand what happened, SB Nation’s hockey editor Steph Driver interviewed soccer editor Jeremiah Oshan. On Wednesday - with just four teams not officially pulling out - Juventus chairman and founder of the Super League Andrea Agnelli confirmed the obvious: the Super League was at least temporarily dead. By Tuesday afternoon, the plan was in tatters with at least half the teams disavowing involvement and several others ready to drop out. On Sunday, plans were revealed that 12 of the richest clubs were breaking off to form their own Super League with the idea of supplanting UEFA’s Champions League as the preeminent club tournament in the world. Over the course of about 48 hours, the world of European soccer went through an absolute roller-coaster. ![]()
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