That was the week that was. On the Monday Premier League lawyers hit Manchester City with100-plus alleged breaches of financial regulations; next day neighbours United were subject to speculation of a Qatari buyout; one day more and the European Super League spectre was revived; finally, on the Saturday, Real Madrid reclaimed the official world club crown by defeating Al Hilal in Morocco.
Power games on and off the pitch and following the money. All in a dateline sequence the major themes of elite club football: financial imbalance, multinational ownership, super league mischief and FIFA’s bid to hijack club cash.
This has left European federation UEFA – depending on your point of view – either trying to preserve administrative
