Leeds players troll Liverpool with shirts critical of controversial Super League

• The announcement of a "Super League" of European soccer shook up the sports world on Sunday.
• Liverpool is one of six English teams included in the proposed Super League.
• Ahead of their match, players on Leeds United warmed up in shirts criticizing the new league.

Hours after the announcement of a potential "Super League" of European soccer shook the sports world, players on Leeds United made their opinion on the new league known.

Warming up on the field ahead of their Premier League match against Liverpool, Leeds players wore shirts that read "Champions League: EARN IT" on the front and "Football is for the fans" on the back.

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While Leeds players may have worn the shirts regardless of their opponent, the message sent had extra resonance ahead of their game against Liverpool. The Reds are one of six English teams that would potentially be joining the Super League.

The announcement of the Super League is of massive consequence to the rest of the sport, but even those set to participate in the new league aren't entirely convinced of the idea.

Ahead of the match, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp indicated that he is not a fan of the new league, saying that his opinion "didn't change. He said earlier that he was against the idea of a Super League.

"I heard for the first time about it yesterday. I was trying to prepare for a difficult game," Klopp told BBC Sport. "It's a tough one. People are not happy with it, I can understand it. I can't say a lot more because we were not involved in the process - not the players, not me - we didn't know about it. We will have to wait how it develops."

The news of the coming Super League broke on Sunday, with 12 of the biggest clubs in European football announcing they'd be joining as founding members of the new league. Since then, commentators and fans, and now the players of Leeds United have voiced their dissent with the plan.