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Players of Sheriff celebrate after Dimitrios Kolovos’ goal during the UEFA Champions League Group D match between Real Madrid and Sheriff at Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain on September 28, 2021. (Photo by Burak Akbulut/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
EUROPEAN SUPER LEAGUE

Sheriff fire shot for less ‘Super’ clubs at Real Madrid

With all the talk of a European Super League for the elite, the minnows from the Moldovan league gave a timely reminder of the appeal of open competition

  • Agence France Presse
4 min read
Fifa president Gianni Infantino during a press conference at the world football governing body’s headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photograph by Valeriano Di Domenico/ Getty Images)
AFRICAN SUPER LEAGUE

An African Super League seems a super-silly idea

Far from being the magical solution to Africa’s lacklustre football competitions, the proposed new league appears to be a case of CAF wanting to sweep its own inefficiency under…

  • Oluwashina Okeleji
8 min read
ARSENAL

European heavyweights face criticism over ‘cynical’ Super League

The 12 founding clubs of the breakaway competition have faced backlash from the football community

  • Agence France Presse
4 min read