TORONTO, Canada—We’ve always suspected owners of major professional sports teams didn’t really care about fans. And now, for the very first time, they’re not even trying to hide it.
With the announcement of a breakaway European Super League (ESL) sending shockwaves around the sporting world, the ownership of the ‘big twelve’ European clubs have shown their true colours.
And it’s not the colour of the jerseys. It’s not the colour of time honoured tradition and history. It’s not the colour of the crests that fans wear over their hearts in the stands.
If the ESL goes ahead, then the likes of Manchester United, Barcelona and Juventus may as well play in the same colour next season: green.