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announce breakaway ‘Super League’ “,”duration”:”03:14″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”https://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2021/04/19/european-football-super-league-premier-league-egan-lkl-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2021/04/19/european-football-super-league-premier-league-egan-lkl-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210419122523-liverpool-real-madrid-april-14-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2021/04/19/european-football-super-league-premier-league-egan-lkl-intl-hnk-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/intl-sports-football/”,”description”:”12 European soccer clubs have announced plans to form a so-called European Super League, in a move that looks set to rock the foundations of the sport’s top competitions, including preeminent leagues in England, Spain and Italy and extending all the way up to the World Cup. 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Ahead of the team’s long-awaited kickoff, McConaughey shares his passion for the city of Austin, how his Brazilian wife Camila helped influence his love of the beautiful game and the intersect of sports and politics.”,”descriptionText”:”Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey loves sport and is a minority owner of new MLS franchise Austin FC. Ahead of the team’s long-awaited kickoff, McConaughey shares his passion for the city of Austin, how his Brazilian wife Camila helped influence his love of the beautiful game and the intersect of sports and politics.”},{“title”:”Otto Addo: Dortmund assistant manager paves the way for Black coaches in Germany”,”duration”:”03:03″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2021/04/01/otto-addo-borussia-dortmund-black-coaches-football-germany-spt-intl-lon-orig-cmd.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2021/04/01/otto-addo-borussia-dortmund-black-coaches-football-germany-spt-intl-lon-orig-cmd.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210405001548-otto-addo-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2021/04/01/otto-addo-borussia-dortmund-black-coaches-football-germany-spt-intl-lon-orig-cmd.cnn/video/playlists/intl-sports-football/”,”description”:”Former Ghana international Otto Addo is Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund’s assistant manager. Professional football in Germany has seen very few Black coaches at the highest level, but Addo hopes that could be about to change.”,”descriptionText”:”Former Ghana international Otto Addo is Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund’s assistant manager. Professional football in Germany has seen very few Black coaches at the highest level, but Addo hopes that could be about to change.”},{“title”:”Türkgücü Munich: The team battling the far-right on its way to the Bundesliga”,”duration”:”03:16″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2021/03/29/turkgucu-munich-germany-turkey-immigrant-far-right-football-spt-intl-cmd.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2021/03/29/turkgucu-munich-germany-turkey-immigrant-far-right-football-spt-intl-cmd.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210326143143-20210326-turkgucu-munich-bundesliga-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2021/03/29/turkgucu-munich-germany-turkey-immigrant-far-right-football-spt-intl-cmd.cnn/video/playlists/intl-sports-football/”,”description”:”Founded in 1975 by Turkish migrants in Munich, Türkgücü is Germany’s first ever immigrant club to play at the fully professional level, but the club’s recent rapid rise has seen it targeted by far-right fans.”,”descriptionText”:”Founded in 1975 by Turkish migrants in Munich, Türkgücü is Germany’s first ever immigrant club to play at the fully professional level, but the club’s recent rapid rise has seen it targeted by far-right fans.”},{“title”:”Thierry Henry tells CNN why he quit social media: ‘It’s not a safe place'”,”duration”:”03:05″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2021/03/26/thierry-henry-why-i-quit-social-media-racist-abuse-football-spt-intl.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2021/03/26/thierry-henry-why-i-quit-social-media-racist-abuse-football-spt-intl.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210326220704-henry-exclusive-tease-video-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2021/03/26/thierry-henry-why-i-quit-social-media-racist-abuse-football-spt-intl.cnn/video/playlists/intl-sports-football/”,”description”:”In a CNN exclusive, Thierry Henry speaks to Darren Lewis on his decision to leave social media until the platforms act on racism and bullying. 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At his second stint at the club, Moyes has rehabilitated the Hammers, and his own managerial career in the process.”},{“title”:”Thierry Henry on taking the knee in sport”,”duration”:”02:24″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2021/03/29/thierry-henry-racism-taking-the-knee-black-lives-matter-football-nba-spt-intl.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2021/03/29/thierry-henry-racism-taking-the-knee-black-lives-matter-football-nba-spt-intl.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210326211125-thierry-henry-tease-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2021/03/29/thierry-henry-racism-taking-the-knee-black-lives-matter-football-nba-spt-intl.cnn/video/playlists/intl-sports-football/”,”description”:”French football legend Thierry Henry says the discussion around whether or not footballers should take the knee before games has become a distraction from the real “cause.””,”descriptionText”:”French football legend Thierry Henry says the discussion around whether or not footballers should take the knee before games has become a distraction from the real “cause.””},{“title”:”Ex-Manchester United star looks to help the homeless”,”duration”:”03:56″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2021/03/24/lou-macari-manchester-united-homeless-pods-covid-pandemic-spt-intl.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2021/03/24/lou-macari-manchester-united-homeless-pods-covid-pandemic-spt-intl.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210324172526-lou-macari-homeless-pods-tease-large-169.jpeg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2021/03/24/lou-macari-manchester-united-homeless-pods-covid-pandemic-spt-intl.cnn/video/playlists/intl-sports-football/”,”description”:”Ex-Manchester United star Lou Macari is looking to help the homeless with pods where they can live, containing a TV, bed, table, chair and radiator.”,”descriptionText”:”Ex-Manchester United star Lou Macari is looking to help the homeless with pods where they can live, containing a TV, bed, table, chair and radiator.”},{“title”:”Watch Roberto Martinez say it would be a ‘big mistake’ to boycott Qatar 2022″,”duration”:”01:06″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2021/03/26/roberto-martinez-qatar-2022-world-cup-boycott-belgium-football-spt-intl.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2021/03/26/roberto-martinez-qatar-2022-world-cup-boycott-belgium-football-spt-intl.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210326111545-roberto-martinez-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2021/03/26/roberto-martinez-qatar-2022-world-cup-boycott-belgium-football-spt-intl.cnn/video/playlists/intl-sports-football/”,”description”:”Belgium manager Roberto Martinez tells CNN that it would be “a big mistake” to boycott the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, saying it would be an “easy escape” as opposed to really impacting change.”,”descriptionText”:”Belgium manager Roberto Martinez tells CNN that it would be “a big mistake” to boycott the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, saying it would be an “easy escape” as opposed to really impacting change.”}],’js-video_headline-featured-21b6219′,”,”js-video_source-featured-21b6219″,true,true,’intl-sports-football’);if (typeof configObj.context !== ‘string’ || configObj.context.length
How the European Super League united football against the games wealthy owners – CNN International
