Official: Manchester City to join European Super League
On a dark day for football, Manchester City forgot its history and joined Europe’s old boys’ club who just couldn’t handle the little teams getting a share of the pie.
We all saw Leicester City’s 2015-16 Premier League title as a bright moment in history for football: after decades of dominance by England’s big-money hegemony, a team that narrowly escaped relegation the season prior had claimed the country’s ultimate footballing prize.
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In reality, that day was the beginning of the end. Now, 12 of Europe’s biggest clubs, including Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, Juventus, Inter Milan, and AC Milan, have formed “The Super League”. They can never be relegated, and only a few other teams will ever have the opportunity to earn their way in on footballing merit on a rotational basis.
Despite being repeatedly condemned throughout the day in unison by FIFA, UEFA, the Premier League, Serie A, and La Liga, the clubs moved forward with the announcement that they will break away from the Champions League to install a new midweek competition from which the founding members cannot be relegated. Despite the likes of Arsenal amounting to little more than a mid-table club in recent seasons, their brand cache has brought them to a permanent seat at the big boys’ table. This closed system has completely changed the structure of European club football.
City released an official club statement, which stated in part: “The Club’s inclusion in the Super League will be an immediate focus for its ongoing engagement with fans and other important stakeholders.” There’s a tremendous irony in this piece as it continually references the fans. City are just as culpable as any other club willing to join this disgraceful project: the fans are clearly not the first consideration.
The entire football world is against this competition, yet City claim to be acting in our interest. From my perspective, City are even more at fault than the rest. Unlike these other super clubs, they were once the little brother. When City’s new ownership arrived just over a decade ago, they had to fight to earn their seat at the table despite constant disdain and opposition from the traditional big clubs. Those clubs even instituted Financial Fair Play to make sure it could never happen again.
Instead of City recognizing their unique place in history as a small team that ascended to the very top, the club did nothing to defend the smaller teams that were once their peers. They got invited to the big boy table of the Super League and simply became one of them. I cannot say I speak for all of the fans, but I would bet that the vast majority of City supporters agree with me on the following statement: in joining this sham of a competition that aims to destroy the sporting integrity of football with its closed system, you are acting only in your own interest. You have joined this league without our consent and it does not represent the fans of the game.
The big teams will now no longer allow the smaller teams to take their place on footballing merit. Gone are the days of Leicester or Atalanta or Malaga capturing the hearts of everyone in the Champions League. No more Ajax or Monaco. Instead, we’ll see City face Barcelona every single season until the end of time like the NFL, with no fear of finishing rock bottom of this league or missing the top four in England, assuming the Premier League folds on its threat to kick out the Big Six.
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The Super League knows the threats of the domestic leagues, UEFA, and FIFA are empty; they need those teams for revenue purposes and will eventually sell out. This is real, and it is a shameful day for every club involved, mine included. In my view, City is even more at fault than the rest; despite years of fighting against Europe’s elite who tried to hold them down, as soon as they got a seat at the popular kids’ table, they did not stand up for their former peers, but rather, just became a bully themselves, and should be properly ashamed.