Plans for a breakaway super league stimulated a fan uprising and rocked European football last month. As fans, politicians and players alike united in outrage, the world was reminded of the position of the football fan and the undeniable culture that encompasses the game. Sam Hudspith looks back on a week of unease for football’s richest clubs.
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19.04 WEEKEND ROUND UP.
IMAGO Weekend Roundup. This weekend a family and a nation said their goodbyes to Prince Philip as his death was commemorated around the world. Protests once again erupted across the US as the Black Lives Matter movement strengthened and united against further police brutality and the controversial Super League was announced as headlines read “Football at war”.