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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
David Hytner

Real Madrid evoke Titanic and Asterix in vow to keep pushing for Super League

Real Madrid celebrate after winning last season’s Champions League final
Real Madrid celebrate after winning last season’s Champions League final. They want Uefa stripped of the tournament. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Observer

Real Madrid have spelled out their commitment to a restructuring of the Champions League in which the clubs not Uefa are in control – essentially a European Super League 2.0.

The Madrid chief executive, José Ángel Sánchez, who rarely speaks in public, has taken part in a Harvard Business School (HBS) case study – seen by the Guardian – in which he explains why he feels change is essential. In it, he likens Uefa to the musicians on the Titanic, playing on despite impending doom.

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