1 Title page Commercialization, Governance Problems and the Future of European Football – or why the European Super League is not a Solution to the Challenges Facing Football Ulrik Wagner, PhD (corresponding author) Associate Professor Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports University of Copenhagen – Denmark Mail: uw@nexs.ku.dk Phone: +45 20 87 48 80. Rasmus K. Storm, PhD Head of Research Danish Institute for Sport Studies and Adjunct Associate Professor NTNU Business School – Trondheim, Norway. Mail: rasmus.storm@idan.dk Kenneth Cortsen, PhD Department of Sport Management & Experience Industry Asst. Professor & Business Development Strategist University College of Northern Denmark E-mail: keco@ucn.dk