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European Super League collapse shows there’s no football without fans – NFF vice-president Akinwunmi

The European league had reached a breaking point after nine out of the 12 founding clubs pulled out amid intense pressure

The first vice-president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi has stated the collapse of the European Super League shows there is no football without fans.

Late on Sunday night, 12 teams across Europe including Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Barcelona, Inter Milan and Juventus formed a breakaway league of their own.

But the decision did not go down well with fans, Uefa, their respective league authorities and a host of other clubs who have condemned the development in the last two days.