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JP Morgan ‘misjudged’ football fans over European Super League

TheGuardian

US bank’s involvement in ESL funding prompted sustainability downgrade for ethical performance JP Morgan Chase has said it misjudged its decision to bankroll football clubs’ failed attempt to create a breakaway European Super League , after a huge backlash from fans and politicians.

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JP Morgan to back $6bn breakaway European Super League

TheGuardian

Move by six Premier League clubs to join breakaway competition has been widely condemned European Super League – live updates JP Morgan Chase has confirmed it will finance the new $6bn (£4.3bn) European Super League breakaway football league , which will include six English clubs and three each from Italy and Spain.

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How JP Morgan and Jamie Dimon scored a spectacular own goal on the ESL

TheGuardian

The bank and its outspoken CEO are no stranger to controversy but the ill-fated ESL plan perhaps is in another league The European Super League (ESL) was touted as the only way for elite football clubs to “recover” from the coronavirus pandemic, and “make people dream” about the beautiful game again.

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JP Morgan given lower sustainability rating after funding failed European Super League

TheGuardian

Standard Ethics downgrades US bank from ‘adequate’ to ‘non-compliant’ in light of ESL backing A sustainability rating agency has downgraded JP Morgan Chase after the US bank was revealed to be funding the failed European Super League (ESL) breakaway attempt.

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