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Red Cards for the Referees: EU Competition Law Takes on Football’s Gatekeepers

“A battle for the soul of European football.” That was how the Financial Times characterized the Super League crisis of April 2021, when 12 of Europe’s wealthiest football clubs announced their intention to break away from the existing competition structure and form a closed league of their own. The backlash was immediate: fan protests erupted ... Red Cards for the Referees: EU Competition Law Takes on Football’s Gatekeepers