Breakaway and face ban

The world’s best footballers have been warned by Fifa that playing in a breakaway European Super League would lead to World Cup bans. Fifa president Gianni Infantino issued the warning yesterday following the publishing of confidential documents in the ‘Football Leaks’ series in German magazine Der Spiegel. The series revealed Spanish club Real Madrid was working with consultants on a 16-team Super League to kick off in 2021 – effectively replacing the Champions League and outside the control of Uefa.