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Bayern's Thomas Mueller, 3rd right, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg in Munich, Germany, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022.
In the first of a three-part series, LAYTH YOUSIF visits a community-driven club in blue-collar Paterson, New Jersey, with a rich heritage that is rising once again
AS TWO of Europe’s most domestically dominant teams, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, kicked off their new seasons in typical marauding fashion, and as Premier League clubs throw their weight around in the transfer market as few others can, the idea of a European Super League was raised again, even if indirectly.
Is the dominance of certain teams in Europe’s top five leagues an argument in favour of a Super League, where these teams are lifted from their domestic league into a more competitive league at a continental level?
And is the Premier League itself already a Super League, given even its newly promoted teams can outspend even some of the top teams elsewhere in Europe?
JAMES NALTON takes a look at the German league’s move to grow its audience in Britain, and around the future of football on TV in general
With climate change, commercial overload and endless fixtures, footballers are being pushed to breaking point. It’s time their unions became a more powerful, unified force, writes JAMES NALTON
