The concept of the European Super League has created a lot of controversy already. Real Madrid are one of its most vocal supporters. It was first introduced to the world back in April of 2021 and to be very honest, it fell completely on its face. Just a couple of days later, they were forced to put it on ice, as a lot of fans came out in protest of it and ultimately, the majority of the clubs involved decided to pull out.
While we have not heard much about the European Super League since then and things have gone back to normal, its shadow has always been present in the background.
And now, it looks like the European Super League is aiming to make a relaunch. This time around with many more teams to be involved instead of the original twenty. Whether it is successful this time or not remains to be seen.
Real Madrid legend, Toni Kroos, seems to be a big fan of the idea though. As reported by Relevo, the German midfield maestro said on the Einfach mal Luppen podcast:
"“I think we will see this Super League.“I’m very excited. Also, I’m pretty sure that a lot of clubs that have backed down will also be much more open to this. Because I’m sure this also has great advantages.”"
Real Madrid star gives his thoughts on the European Super League
It will be interesting to see how the idea is received by the fans this time around. On the previous occasion, the majority of the reaction seemed to be negative, with people concerned about the future of not only the Champions League but also of the domestic leagues as well.
The idea appears to be much more inclusive on this occasion. At the same time though, one has to question whether teams from England, Germany and France would even consider the idea of joining after how things turned out last time.
And if that was to be the case, would the idea of the European Super League even hold much weight, with the big clubs from only Spain and Italy, in terms of the top five European leagues, willing to participate.