UEFA has appointed an ethics and disciplinary inspector to investigate the Swedish star for having an “alleged financial interest in a betting company”.
Three times big changes to the game have been proposed,and three times they have fallen flat but the big clubs will come again.
The threat to ban players from international football helped stall the breakaway league’s momentum. But it’s unlikely such a sanction would stand up to European competition laws.
The La Liga giants admitted the plan needed more analysis and could be set up in a different format but appeared to rule out leaving the controversial project.
The fan revolt against Europe’s most powerful football clubs has been something to behold.
European soccer fans have succeeded this time in their protest against rich owners who tried to take their game away. But history suggests this is not the end.
Australia’s Liverpool legend Craig Johnston has added his voice to the chorus of disgust against the Super League concept which has shocked world football – but he believes some good can come of it.
Considered by many the mastermind behind the breakaway Super League that is dividing soccer,Andrea Agnelli is gaining a reputation for his boardroom backstabbing.
The Duke of Cambridge,who is president of the UK’s Football Association,went public with his concerns amid a fierce backlash to the proposal.
This is a moment football fans have feared for decades,and has the potential to kill the special tension and romance at the heart of the entire sport.
In what would be the biggest shake-up of club football in a generation,a group of 12 elite European sides have announced plans for a breakaway league.