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Supporters set aside rivalries to halt the European Super League. But this is just the start in the battle to bring football back to the fans

THIS isn’t over. The clubs know it. Uefa knows it. Fifa knows it. The Premier League knows it.

But do the fans?

The fan protests outside of Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night against the extremely unpopular European Super League (ESL) went a long way in forcing Chelsea to reverse the decision to join the competition.

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