Following reports of a Super League being formed by twelve of Europe’s top clubs, Ada Hegerberg is speaking out.
The Olympique Lyonnais forward tweeted on Monday, stating that “greed is not the future.”
I grew up loving the @ChampionsLeague. Then I got to play in the @UWCL. Then I got to win 5 of them and become the all-time leading goalscorer. It's legacy. It's the past, present, and future, so is meritocracy in sports. Greed is not the future. pic.twitter.com/8cLlCbMnQd— Ada S Hegerberg (@AdaStolsmo) April 19, 2021
I grew up loving the @ChampionsLeague. Then I got to play in the @UWCL. Then I got to win 5 of them and become the all-time leading goalscorer. It's legacy. It's the past, present, and future, so is meritocracy in sports. Greed is not the future. pic.twitter.com/8cLlCbMnQd
She’s one of the first elite footballers to speak out on the topic after the news came out on Sunday. All 12 clubs are expected to resign from the European Club Association immediately after the UEFA threatened expulsion.
A women’s Super League is also being planned to be launched after the men’s league.
The initiative has already been rebuked by FIFA and numerous FAs throughout Europe, as well as UEFA chief of women’s football Nadine Kessler.