South China Morning Post published this video item, entitled “Plans for breakaway European Super League plunges football in Europe into crisis” – below is their description.
Plans for a new football competition in Europe were announced on April 19, 2021, as 12 of Europe’s most powerful football clubs prepared to join a breakaway European Super League. The clubs are expected to leave the Uefa Champions League and start their own competition “as soon as possible”. Three additional founding members are expected to join and five other clubs plan to earn the right to compete annually. The new league threatens to completely shake up European football to its core, and leaves the world’s biggest sport and the prestigious Champions League facing an uncertain future. The announcement, not surprisingly, has sparked fierce reaction from fans.
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In This Story: UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competition winners through a group and knockout format. It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in European football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of their national associations.
Spanish clubs have the highest number of victories (18 wins), followed by England (13 wins) and Italy (12 wins). England has the largest number of winning teams, with five clubs having won the title. The competition has been won by 22 clubs, 12 of which have won it more than once and eight successfully defended their title. Real Madrid is the most successful club in the tournament’s history, having won it 13 times, including its first five seasons. Bayern Munich are the reigning champions, having beaten Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 in the 2020 final.
