Matt Slater

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3,219 appearances 19 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 2d ago

Matt Slater’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Athletic FC Podcast · What If... the Super League had happened? · 20 Sep 2026 podcast

So it said to the European Super League guys, Yes, in theory, there's nothing to stop you or anyone else coming along and setting up a rival football competition under EU competition law. voice-verified

That's that's that's fine. voice-verified

You know, you just gotta sort of, you know, make sure you do it kind of properly and notify people, blah, blah, blah, blah. voice-verified

And crucially, we don't like closed leagues in Europe. voice-verified

So they'd already learned that lesson, but I'd already mentioned they decided to sort of tweak their idea. voice-verified

But equally it was said to UEFA and FIFA voice-verified

You can't, you know, you can't just bully people, right? voice-verified

Just because you you know, you guys are in charge now and it's it's it's the way things are. voice-verified

You can't like unilaterally just say to some new arrival in in the market and say, you're all banned before you even start doing anything. voice-verified

We don't like you, you know, and we're gonna boycott you, ban your players. voice-verified

That that that is not that is anti-competitive behavior. voice-verified

That's what monopolies do. voice-verified

So voice-verified

So the the UEFA's how UEFA responds to these ideas in future voice-verified

There are now some rules in place. voice-verified

You know, if you are notified properly, you have to kinda listen to the idea and you have to sort of kinda go, Okay, you have to be even handed about it. voice-verified

You can't prioritize and favorite them and and and play favourites. voice-verified

You can't say voice-verified

Well we we've got a Champazi tournament that's ours and we're not we're not having you because you're a competit So so there there's been some kind of guide rails put in. voice-verified

Well well I I'm saying I'm saying no European Super League. voice-verified

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