Fans urged to remain vigilant to possibility of a ‘stealth’ Super League

SportFootballFans urged to remain vigilant to possibility of a ‘stealth’ Super LeagueThe Premier League’s ‘Big Six’ announced -on April 18, 2021, they had joined the European Super League.Jamie Gardner Saturday 18 April 2026 00:01 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"e6121694-66e1-4a80-a3a4-c0eb3ed99eaa","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/super-league-premier-league-english-premier-government-b2960181.html","title":"Fans urged to remain vigilant to possibility of a ‘stealth’ Super League"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-20411","index":0}Saturday marks five years since the launch of the European Super League, which was quickly torpedoed by fan protests (Peter Byrne/PA) (PA Archive)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Fans have been urged to remain vigilant to the possibility of a “steal...