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Why are football fans protesting against Super League plans?

The announcement of the Super League has been met with heavy backlash from all over the world of football, with the supporters of the clubs involved left angry, upset and disappointed.

The integrity of football as we know it could be threatened with the presence of a "closed shop" competition, with potentially devastating effects.

Goal takes a look at why fans have been protesting the Super League.

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What is the Super League?

The Super League is a new breakaway league featuring 20 of the biggest clubs in Europe, including 12 established "founding clubs" – Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City, Man Utd, Tottenham, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus, Inter and Milan – set to rival the Champions League.