Kieran Maguire can’t believe what’s been said in Man City court case – ‘it doesn’t make sense’
It is laughable to suggest that the Super League project backed by Man City was about making European football more democratic.
That is the view of finance guru Kieran Maguire, speaking exclusively to Football Insider about the latest from the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.
The court recently heard arguments from both Uefa and the remaining Super League teams – Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus – relating to last April’s aborted attempts to form a pan-continental breakaway league.
The Super League trio argue that Uefa have monopolised European football and that their status as both rightsholder and regulatory body is a danger to the future of the sport, per BBC Sport on Monday (11 July).
City withdrew their support for the Super League less than 48 hours after its launch when it became apparent that the project did not have the support of fans.
Maguire admits he is baffled by the group’s new stance that they were attempting to uproot the system for the wider good of the game.
“All the best forms of governance have checks and balances,” he told Football Insider’s Adam Williams.
“But while the accusations made by Super League have some validity, that is not the reason the Super League was set up.
“It was self-governing and even more undemocratic organisation than Uefa. It’s whataboutery from the Super League cartel.
“This was not the driving force of setting up the competition. That was profit maximisation.
“There was never any explanation given as to how solidarity payments were going to be distributed among the rest of football. It doesn’t make any sense.”
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