The anniversary of the failed attempt to form a European Super League recently passed with a fresh set of articles and documentaries analysing the failed coup. Last April, a group of 12 football heavyweights, including six from the Premier League, pooled together with plans to break away from the domestic game in order to play each other regularly and enjoy the financial benefits.
Already incredibly rich, these clubs sought to ringfence their wealth and eliminate any future unpredictability. The fact every other side left behind would likely wither and die in their absence did not appear to be a consideration.
This proposal lasted about 48 hours out in the open because supporters, even those of the clubs that stood to benefit the most, rallied and with a show of united force, starved the idea of oxygen. Without them, football would look very different now.
