Super League clubs face up to their biggest fear: No European competition
Alamy | Disappointed Juventus players after their 1-2 loss to Benfica in the Champions League.
Exactly two years ago 12 of the continent’s elite clubs set up a rebel European club competition with permanent membership to allay the risk of missing out Champions League riches. Now five of them face that reality.
Chelsea, Liverpool, Spurs, Inter and Juventus all face very different financial challenges from lack of Champions League prize money. We assess what they may come up against.
Why it matters: Analysis by Off The Pitch shows an average of 16.85 per cent of these clubs revenues over the past five years came from Champions League prize money.
The perspective: The impact of non-qualification transcends prize money, encompassing matchday, commercial, sponsorship and brand values. “A club just becomes less attractive to new potential partners without playing on the continent's biggest stage.”
19 April 2023 - 3:13 PM
Five of the clubs that tried to form a European Super League two years ago are facing up to the reality of what they feared most – a life without Champions League football.
Liverpool, Tottenham, Juventus, Inter Milan and Chelsea, who with seven other teams tried to create a rebel international club competition that gave them permanent membership, all face the very
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