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Players to be banned from World Cup and Euros if they join breakaway 'Super League'

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Preliminary Draw - Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland - December 7, 2020 General view of the World Cup trophy during the draw [FIFA/Kurt Schorrer]

FIFA and its six confederations have announced that any player joining a breakaway super league will be banned from competing in any of their major international tournaments.

Speculation has been rife over the last 12 months that Europe's major clubs could form a lucrative breakaway competition in a move that would see an unprecedented change to the English league structure.

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