As Europe's Super League project dies, hopes of Asian riches fade
By John Geddie and Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) - While Europe celebrated the collapse of soccer's elite Super League project on Wednesday, some business analysts and fans said it was a missed opportunity to grow the sport's following and revenues in its prized Asian market. In a tumultuous 72 hours since its announcement, the majority of the 12 founding clubs from England, Spain and Italy had pulled out from the venture after a storm of fan and political protests and threats of sanctions and bans from other competitions. The move was due to have an immediate cash boost for the c...
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