Guardiola says plans for closed Super League format are ‘not sport’
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has criticised the closed format of the proposed breakaway European Super League despite his club signing up to the proposal, saying it is “not sport” if success is guaranteed.
“It’s not a sport when the relation between effort and reward doesn’t exist,” he said on Tuesday. “It’s not a sport when success is already guaranteed, it’s not a sport if it doesn’t matter if you lose.”
#NSTsports "It's not a sport when success is already guaranteed, it's not a sport if it doesn't matter if you lose." – #Guardiolahttps://t.co/Jg4erTKNtP#ManCity #EuropeanSuperLeague
— New Straits Times (@NST_Online) April 20, 2021
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The Super League would guarantee a spot for its founding members every year, removing the uncertainty of qualification and the accompanying risks to revenue.