More than 24 hours after plans for a new ‘European Super League’ first leaked there appears to be no sign of the public anger abating. Boris Johnson, Keir Starmer and virtually every other member of the political establishment have now denounced the proposal which would not allow promotion or relegation to the new division, effectively ensuring a continental closed shop.
There are already reports about a Whitehall probe into whether the scheme breaches competition law while the European body UEFA has suggested players in the teams involved ‘could be denied the opportunity to represent their national teams’ – denying England some of its best players.
Who are the geniuses managing this PR disaster? Step forward InHouse Communications, which proudly boasts a quote by, errr, Boris Johnson on its website calling them ‘The Fortnum and Mason of communication. They deliver and they deliver quality.’
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