Integrity has been the buzzword of the week within football amid two significant announcements, both of which could impact Manchester United.
On Monday, the Premier League submitted more than 100 allegations against Manchester City which claim there has been financial unfair play going on at the club. If found guilty, potential punishments range from fines and title-stripping, which would hand United a number of added league triumphs.
Four days later, A22 Sports Management, the group spearheading the revival of the European Super League (ESL), unveiled plans to create a new multi-division format. Its detail-free pledge to create overall sustainability and support domestic competitions highlighted the blatant immiscibility of it all - the two can’t co-exist. But there is hypocrisy from all angles, not just the ESL.
