MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 20: A traditional style football on October 20, 2020 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Visionhaus) LONDON - A group of 12 elite English, Spanish and Italian clubs dramatically split European soccer on Sunday by announcing the formation of a largely-closed Super League.
They are leaving the existing UEFA-run Champions League structure despite warnings they could be kicked out of their domestic competitions and face legal action.The seismic move to shake up the world’s biggest sport is partly engineered by the American owners of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United who also run U.S.