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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Felix Keith

Real Madrid's Toni Kroos backs plans for European Super League in swipe at UEFA

Real Madrid star Toni Kroos has become the first high-profile player to publicly show support for the controversial attempts to relaunch a European Super League.

Another attempt has been made to establish the breakaway league, with A22 Sports Management trying to move on from the disastrous first effort. The rebranded league would contain no permanent members and include between 60 and 80 clubs, with each playing a minimum of 14 games per season.

The idea is being led by Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, who are in the midst of a legal battle with UEFA. A22 believes that the existing model of European football is broken and that UEFA holds an unfair monopoly.

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