The ex-winger gave his take on what he thinks happened with the European Super League and how fans will continue to be exploited. Barnes said: "What's been happening is there has been a power struggle between elite clubs who control football to exploit the fans, that is all it was. "So now that the ESL is not going to exploit them, it will be the same old guard: FIFA, UEFA, the Premier League, the big clubs. This was, in my opinion, a ploy by the big clubs to then try and get more money from UEFA. Do you think the sponsors, who put all this money into football, are going to say 'we're going to keep putting the money in'.

Source: Express April 24, 2021 17:48 UTC