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'It was an attack on the principle of football': Louis Saha shares his disgust with the failed European Super League breakaway and says plot 'tarnished' his passion - as former Man United and Everton man explains what must be done to 'save' the sport

Louis Saha is not happy. It has been a difficult week. The last seven days or so have seen supporters turn against owners, players turn against clubs and the football pyramid from top to bottom thrown into chaos.

The sheer disgust felt in the sport after the attempted European Super League breakaway is likely to simmer away for quite some time yet, and the usually affable Saha, a man with a rich beam for a smile, is certainly angry.

'My first thought was that it was an attack on the principle of football,' Saha tells Sportsmail.