European Super League

We discuss the controversial plan for a new European football Super League. Six English Premier League clubs are among 12 clubs who have agreed to join the new ESL league. The other founding clubs include Barcelona, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Inter Milan. We’ll explain how the new competition would work and the business model it’s based on and also look at what this would mean for the future of European and domestic competitions.

We also bring together fans and football experts from around the world to reflect the widespread opposition that’s been voiced against the plan. And we hear from those who like the plan and think the games would be exciting ones to watch.

We speak to a doctor in the Indian capital Delhi where a week-long lockdown has been announced after a record spike in coronavirus cases overwhelmed the city’s healthcare system. And we’ll look at today’s other coronavirus stories with our regular expert, Dr Eleanor Murray.

(Photo: Anti Super League banners and Liverpool fans are seen outside Anfield as twelve of Europe"s top football clubs launch a breakaway Super League - Liverpool, Britain - April 19, 2021 Credit: Carl Recine/Reuters)