Plans to found a European Super League are purely about money and the breakaway competition would cause smaller clubs to disappear if it ever came into being.
That is the view of Shakhtar Donetsk chief executive Serhiy Palkin, who believes the vast majority of European clubs are united in their support for UEFA.
The threat of a Super League has never fully gone away despite fierce fan and media opposition causing the competition s attempted 2021 launch to fail in spectacular fashion.
Real Madrid and Barcelona remain committed to the project, and in late 2022, A22 Sports Management was enlisted to oversee its revival, with a plan for a three-tier competition featuring promotion and relegation with no permanent members made public last year.
Those plans we…