26 APR 2021 · In this episode, we explain the timeline of the European Super League (ESL) while discussing the impact of this short-lived tournament. Arsenal, Chelsea, Barcelona, Manchester City & United follow leaders Real Madrid and Juventus into the ESL. Who backed out first? And who is staying put?
TIMECODES:
0:00 Introduction to the Podcast
0:16 Introduction to the episode
1:33 Explanation of the Super League
3:54 Start of Timeline
4:03 Sunday 18th April
5:21 No Relegation
7:28 Governing bodies hit back
8:58 Gary Neville Reaction
11:02 Club History
12:29 The ESL is Officially Announced
14:01 JP Morgan
15:11 Monday 19th April
15:29 The announcement timings
16:38 Liverpool quoting a Glazer
18:01 Players Banned from International Duty
20:38 Did the players know?
21:38 UEFA calling out SNAKES
23:52 Inside Board-member
25:12 The owners expected a backlash
26:41 Good of game is secondary
28:42 Owners want less Football
29:29 Field weaker teams for the PL
31:32 Would the ESL get boring?
33:56 American Owners
34:52 Leicester Winning the PL
36:27 Would the ESL be boring?
37:57 Arsenal Nightmare
39:07 Why spend money on players?
40:31 Man City & Chelsea were hesitant
43:17 Other concerns
43:38 Jürgen Klopp interview
45:48 Players Interview
46:28 Tuesday 20th April
47:07 Boris Has Entered The Chat
47:45 What could the Government do?
49:33 Pep Guardiola Speaks out
50:04 The Beginning of the End
50:23 Petr ÄŒech speaks to the crowd
51:03 ESL captains against ESL
51:35 Reports of clubs pulling out
52:38 Which club quit first?
53:16 Other clubs end involvement
54:06 What is the current situation?
54:51 Did Florentino Pérez engineer this all?
56:21 Thank you for Listening & Outro
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Timeline Article: https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/european-super-league-what-is-esl-explained-timeline-four-days-967908
Sky Sports Board-member Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SigvDl14tAU
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