Real Madrid reportedly expect the six Premier League clubs that signed up for the aborted European Super League venture in 2021 to cough up their share of the funds taken to mount this failed launch.
The ESL was doomed almost from its inception. In response to the strain put on club finances by the COVID-19 pandemic, Europe’s traditional elite concocted a closed shop competition, stripped of promotion or relegation, which would be governed by its founding members. A dozen clubs released a sensational joint statement on April 18, 2021 announcing the imminent scheme to rival UEFA’s Champions League.
