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    European Super League backers are 'detached' from real football, says Ange Postecoglou

    by Dan Kilpatrick Dec 22, 2023 3 minutes
    Source: REUTERS

    Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou has suggested that backers of a European Super League are "detached from the real footballing world" and says he loves the "power to the people" dynamic which brought down the first iteration of the proposal.

    with backing from Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona, just hours after a said FIFA and had "abused a dominant position" in their treatment of clubs who formed the initial 12-team breakaway competition in April 2021.

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