Soccer-The dramatic rise and swift fall of Europe's Super League

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LONDON (Reuters) - Plans for a Super League of Europe's top soccer clubs, which was drawn up in secrecy over several months, stunned fans, players and politicians when news about it broke on Sunday. Yet by Wednesday, the new league's last rites were already being read.

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The intervening hours were filled with a cacophony of criticism stretching from the stands to the pitches, and from the dressing rooms right up to the corridors of political power.

Europe's political leaders quickly weigh in. French President Emmanuel Macron praises French clubs for staying out and promises"to protect the integrity of federal competitions, whether national or European." Crucially, details are revealed that confirm the 12 clubs, along with a further three, would be guaranteed a place in what would be a 20-team league - a non-competitive aspect that outrages fans.Super League founders' statement says they represent"billions of fans across the globe". But the reaction from the terraces tells a different story.

Equally worrying for the new league, players are lining up against the plan. Paris St-Germain's Ander Herrera says the Super League would mean"dreams are over" for fans hoping for proper competition. Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes wrote"dreams can't be bought". The company set up to run the Super League project obtains a Spanish court ruling it hopes will prevent UEFA and FIFA from trying to stop the league.

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