FILE PHOTO: Logo of Bayern Munich is seen during a news conference in the Allianz Arena Stadium in Munich, Germany August 6, 2016. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayern Munich on Tuesday rejected plans for a Super League, throwing their weight behind the Champions League and calling it the world's best club competition.
Twelve of Europe's top clubs launched the breakaway Super League on Sunday, kicking off what is set to be a bitter battle for control of the game and its revenue with European soccer's governing body UEFA and world soccer's FIFA.
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