‘Created by the poor, stolen by the rich’: United fans protest about Super League outside Old Trafford ---
Gramscians and those who are interested in sports sociology in general and football specifically, are taking notes at the now failed scheme by Europe's richest clubs to scuttle the concept of relegation. This was led in the English league by the Yank owners of Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool, who see no value in sporting competition as reflected in this anonymous quote that was leaked, "Our primary job is to maximize our revenues and profits. The wider good of the game is a secondary concern." (Some of the background is covered by sports sociologist and author, David Goldblatt) This led to an uproar by nearly everyone from supporters to Boris Johnson that had the project in tatters within 24 hours. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/apr/20/european-super-league-unravelling-as-manchester-city-and-chelsea-withdraw Whether or not it was a tactical move that succeeded or backfired in UEFA negotiations in the Champion’s league, it has had substantial financial impact. As a quote from Bloomberg (I couldn’t access the whole article), “it’s always risky funding a revolution.” https://www.thejournaldaily.com/jp-morgan-given-lower-sustainability-rating-after-funding-failed-european-super-league-jp-morgan/ The yanks seem to have overplayed their hand in using the pandemic as a justification for getting rid of the competitive aspect of world football that the States has no understanding of the concept and is viewed with contempt by the Glazers, the Henrys and the Kroenkes of the global stage of sport. I think they thought the market in Asia (China, especially), India, and Africa would supplement the bulk of viewers and that the supporters were more like Americans and would swallow it without much pushback. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/apr/21/john-w-henry-apologises-to-liverpool-fans-for-super-league-attempt -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#8140): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/8140 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/82265598/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
