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29th Mar 2024

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UK soccer clubs to join European 'Super League'

Five of the UK's biggest soccer clubs - Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City - are to join three top teams from Spain and three from Italy to create a European 'Super League', The Times has reported. But the move, which threatens existing tournaments organised by European football federation UEFA, came under fire from the British and French governments, as a money-grab which threatened fans' interests.

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