Tag: UEFA

• Porto Ball Bug

  

  It’s the UEFA Champions’ league final today – an all-English affair, which is taking place in Porto. Fewer than three weeks ago, it had been decided to switch the event from Istanbul because Turkey is on the UK’s travel ‘red list’. So, let me get this straight. In the midst of a pandemic when this…

  Max Frances

  May 29, 2021

  Health, Society, Sport

  Champions' League, Charlatans, Chelsea, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Economy, EU, Europe, Football, Indian Variant, Manchester City, Portugal, Schengen, UEFA

• Closed Shops

  

  Well, that didn’t last long. The European Super League has received the red card, but that will likely not be the end of it. For now, the Big Six can return to the Premier League where they can revert to sucking up cash, buying in the best players, and operating without fear of relegation. One…

  Max Frances

  Apr 21, 2021

  Society, Sport

  Arsenal, Boris, Business, Chelsea, European Super League, FIFA, Football, Government, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Money, Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur, UEFA

• Dropped Ball

  

  Oceans of tears this weekend at the prospect of a European Football Super League, and there we were, being led to believe that Euro-integration was the future? If it is invitation-only, risk-free showboating, this isn’t a competition as such – it’s marketing content. Think Federer and Nadal hotdogging and pinging up 20-shot lob rallies with…

  Max Frances

  Apr 19, 2021

  Business, Society, Sport

  Boris, Brexit, Business, Capitalism, Charlatans, Economy, Europe, European Super League, FIFA, Football, Government, Money, Premier League, UEFA, World Cup