Monday briefing: Laporta targets European Super League start by 2025/26 and names 15 clubs ‘ready to join’

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FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said he wants a European Super League to get underway within the next two years, and has named 15 clubs he claims are “ready to join” the project.

In an interview with Catalan radio station RAC 1 on Friday, the Barça chief said: "It could exist as early as next season, or as early as the 2025/26 season.”

However, he indicated he would consider returning to the UEFA fold if the breakaway was not in place by then. “If not I will think

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