FIFA ‘disapproves’ of Super League; UEFA president implores clubs to reconsider

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Tuesday there is “no doubt whatsoever” that football’s world governing body “disapproves” of the proposed European Super League (ESL) and that clubs involved could face “consequences”. Infantino leant his support to European football’s governing body, UEFA, as it attempts to quash an initiative that threatens its prized Champions League and the health of domestic competitions such as England’s Premier League. “It is our task to protect the European sport model, so if some elect to go their own way then they must live with the consequences of their choices,” Infantino said at UEFA’s congress here in Switzerland. “They are responsible for their choices.”