‘The winner is the status quo’ – Barnes sends warning over ESL

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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Ranking the Big Six’s humiliating Super League climbdowns

What a 48 hours that was. European Super League, we hardly knew ye. As the dominoes started to fall yesterday it soon became clear the whole thing was going to crash down around its instigators faster than any of us had even dared to hope. One by one, the Big Six cartel fell, sombrely announcing […]

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What did each club say as all six Premier League teams withdraw from ESL

What did each club say as all six Premier League teams withdraw from ESL – originally posted on Sportslens.com All six Premier League clubs have now withdrawn from the European Super League.  Manchester City and Chelsea claimed yesterday that were preparing documentation to withdraw. The other four Premier League sides – Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham […]

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UEFA and Premier League still self-serving greed merchants

The dysfunction of the status quo is real and it hasn’t gone away. UEFA are not the heroes here. Power to the people! Now would be a nice time to say “Oh, sorry, you want to play in the Premier League again now, do you? Sorry, no, you’re too late, your places have been taken […]

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Neville wants £100m Man Utd fine from Perez for ESL breakaway

Gary Neville wants Manchester United and the other five English clubs involved in the breakaway Super League to be hit with £100million fines for withdrawing. United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal signed up to the breakaway competition on Sunday night, which led to widespread criticism across the football community. Chelsea fans were among […]

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‘Unbelievable’, ‘Proper footballer’: Some Chelsea fans praise midfielder’s display after Brighton draw

‘Unbelievable’, ‘Proper footballer’: Some Chelsea fans praise midfielder’s display after Brighton draw – originally posted on Sportslens.com A selection of Chelsea fans on Twitter reacted positively to the performance of Jorginho during the club’s 0-0 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League. The Blues moved to the fourth spot on the table […]

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Prem ‘big six’ withdraw from ESL with their tails between their legs

Man United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham have joined Man City and Chelsea in announcing that they have withdrawn from the ESL. After receiving backlash from all corners of the footballing world, the top clubs in England have announced that they have withdrawn from the proposed European Super League. Chelsea and Man City were the first […]

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Tuchel: ESL ‘distractions’ and tiredness to blame for Brighton draw

Thomas Tuchel conceded that Chelsea were tired against Brighton after their exploits in the FA Cup semi-finals last weekend. There was an extraordinary build-up to this game as it was overshadowed by the controversial European Super League proposals. There were mass protests outside Stamford Bridge in the lead up to the game. This led to […]

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The Mailbox reacts to the Super League crumble

The Super League appears to be collapsing. And we were moved to produce a third Mailbox of the day. Send your thoughts to theeditor@football365.com   Boom Florentino Perez: “The Super League was created to save football.” Well, they may have just succeeded, just not in the manner he thought. TX Bill, EFC   Whoop There […]

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Chelsea 0-0 Brighton: Seagulls compete to earn a point

Chelsea miss the chance to move up to third as they are held to a goalless draw by Brighton at Stamford Bridge. Brighton had Ben White sent off for a second booking at the death, having already wasted the game’s best chances through Adam Lallana and Danny Welbeck. Chelsea leapfrogged West Ham on goal difference […]

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