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UEFA reportedly offered the Premier League clubs who signed up for the Super League ‘significant’ money to withdraw from the breakaway competition. Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea announced their intention to join the Super League on Sunday night, but have already withdrawn from the competition. The outrage of the fans, pundits, […]
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The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust has called for the board members who were complicit in the European Super League saga to resign. On Tuesday, the Blues reversed their decision to join a new European competition. They were soon joined by the rest of the ‘Big Six’, as well as Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan. OPINION: Sterling’s […]
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Sassuolo boss Roberto De Zerbi has said he doesn’t want his side to play their game against AC Milan on Wednesday, in the wake of their attempt to join the Super League. Milan, along with fellow Serie A clubs Inter and Juventus, announced their intention to become the ‘founding members’ of the breakaway Euper League […]
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La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid and Italian giants Inter Milan have joined the Premier League’s ‘Big Six’ in leaving the European Super League. Chelsea and Manchester City became the first teams to leave on Tuesday evening. They were soon followed by Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United. OPINION: We have won this battle; now […]
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Breakaway European Super League founder and Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli admits defeat but “remains convinced of the beauty of that project”. Plans were announced on Sunday for a midweek European Super League featuring 12 names founding members and had crumbled by Tuesday night following the withdrawal of the six English clubs. Asked whether the plan […]
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Graeme Souness has criticised owners who “sold their souls” to forge a European Super League and claims John W Henry will never be forgiven for his attempt to Americanise a “proper country”. The plan which would have seen six English clubs as part of 12 ‘founding members’ in a ‘closed shop’ competition lasted just 48 […]
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has deactivated his Twitter account after an impassioned final tweet in which he criticised the masses for not talking about Covid, online abuse or racism amid the Super League furore. The striker, who is currently recovering having contracting malaria and has missed Arsenal’s last three games, deactivated his account on Tuesday, insisting he […]
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John Barnes has warned that the European Super League exit is not a victory for the fans, but a victory for the ‘status quo of football exploitation’. The Premier League’s ‘Big Six’ have now left the ESL after widespread condemnation from fans. It’s thought that the proposed European competition will now collapse without half of […]
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An Ofcom-style regulator for football and a greater say in the running of clubs for fans are being considered following the European Super League debacle, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said. Plans for six of England’s biggest clubs to join the breakaway competition collapsed on Tuesday night following a backlash from fans, the game’s authorities and […]
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Tottenham have reportedly made contact with Athletic Bilbao boss Marcelino as Daniel Levy seeks a replacment for Jose Mourinho. Spurs have confirmed that Ryan Mason will be in charge until the end of the season, with Levy’s search to have a new permanent boss in place for the start of the next campaign ongoing. Mourinho […]
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