The European Super League has dominated the conversation of football fans around the world over the past 24 hours after news emerged that 12 of the world’s biggest clubs were aiming to create a new competition of their own that would rival the UEFA Champions League.
It is safe to say that it has shaken the world of football to its core. And now it remains to be seen how the governing bodies will react to this.
Sooner or later, the topic of Celtic’s stance on this competition was bound to get brought up. After all, there have been rumours of an Atlantic League for years. But it does look like the club are against the idea of the European Super League.
As reported by Sky Sports, Peter Lawwell was part of an emergency ECA call on Sunday evening and it is understood that he and Celtic are strongly against the idea.
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What could the European Super League mean for Celtic and football as a whole?
At this point of time, it looks like the European Super League will have 15 founding members who will be a permanent part of the competition and 5 teams will qualify each season based on their performances from the previous season.
It is not hard to see why a club would want to be a part of the competition if the opportunity was there because the financial incentive is incredible. But at the end of the day, that also means that it will create a massive gulf between the teams who are in the competition and those who are not. And what effect will it have on the leagues, when qualification to the European Super League does not depend on performances for certain teams?
Celtic are a team who have known for years how difficult it is to compete with teams who play in more lucrative leagues around the world. And as a result, they should not be the ones to take part in a competition which will further widen this divide, even if the opportunity was there.