If there’s one man who knows the value of the unpredictability of football, it’s Claudio Ranieri.
Currently manager at Sampdoria, the Italian was the man who masterminded his way to a Premier League title with Leicester City, only to be sacked the following season with the club one point above the relegation zone with 13 matches remaining.
Still adored within the Foxes community, Ranieri has been rather vocal when it comes to how bad the Super League could have been, with him interviewed by Gazzetta dello Sport for their Wednesday edition.
Asked about England attaching ‘great importance’ to the ‘social aspect of football’ even under a conservative government, he replied: “The Leicester season was extraordinary not only from a sporting point of view, but also because of the results obtained in terms of integration between the two communities, English and Indian.
“Leicester united different cultures. Football has an enormous social value that cannot be trampled on by the delusions of grandeur of a limited number of rich people unable to manage their assets”.
We must point out this interview will have taken place before the Super League rather hilarious collapse on Tuesday night, with all six English clubs pulling out almost at once, before the likes of Inter, Milan and now Atlético Madrid followed suit on Wednesday.
Apologies (some better than others) have been issued by those at the top of the Premier League sides, and while they should never be forgiven for their selfishness, with sanctions potentially on their way, we can now, hopefully, go back to focusing on fixing more important matters than the greedy endeavours of a rotten few.
