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High life

The unsavoury truth about American sport

1 May 2021

9:00 AM

1 May 2021

9:00 AM

New York

What follows has been covered ad nauseam, but I wonder why people were surprised at the planned breakaway football Super League? Professional sport in Europe now follows the American way, which means that money comes before tradition, hometown loyalty and the fans — the shmucks who live and die for their teams.

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