Europe’s new Super League will cause a ‘seismic shock’ across football but it shouldn’t come as a surprise, according to a leading Italian journalist today.
Inter are one of 12 leading European clubs who have confirmed they will be founders of the new league, along with Serie A rivals AC Milan and Juventus.
FIFA and UEFA have already threatened action against the clubs involved in the breakaway, which has led the clubs to start their own legal action to protect the new project.
“This will cause a seismic shock which football hasn’t experienced before,” said Il Sole 24 Ore reporter Marco Bellinazzo, as quoted by FcInterNews.it.
“It’s a product of the times we’re living in, though.
“It’s actually a bit hypocritical to view the Super League as the source of all evil, because football has already been about the rich clubs for a decade or so now.
“There are 10 or so clubs who have an annual turnover of €400 million and there is increasingly little space for other clubs to spring surprises.
“The real issue is to find out how the Super League can redistribute resources and prevent football from being depopulated at the other end of the scale.”
The league also includes six Premier League clubs – Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea and Liverpool – and three La Liga teams, namely Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.
20 teams will participate in the Super League, as per an official statement last night, with 15 founding clubs and five clubs who qualify for the tournament each year via league position.
The Super League is expected to hold matches in midweek while the teams continue to take part in their respective league competitions at weekends.
