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Liverpool and Man United owners ‘do not love their clubs’ says former Magpies chief – originally posted on Sportslens.com Speaking to talkSPORT, Newcastle United life president and former chairman Sir John Hall has insisted John W Henry and the Glazer family’s motives are purely financial – and not out of passion or love for the […]
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Roy Hodgson believes the fabric of football was ‘in danger of being torn apart’ by the European Super League proposal. In a tumultuous week, the Premier League’s ‘big six’ announced on Sunday evening their plans to be founder members of a new breakaway competition. The backlash from supporters, the game’s governing bodies and even the […]
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Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti said the Super League clubs were wrong to disregard the opinions of players and fans. The ‘Big Six’ signed up for the breakaway league on Sunday, only to pull out 48 hours later following backlash from fans, pundits, other clubs and stakeholders. But Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal […]
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Stadiums belonging to Super League clubs are set to be shunned when UEFA considers contingency options for staging Euro 2020 this summer, the PA news agency understands. There had been reports before the weekend that Tottenham’s new stadium – one of the most impressive in Europe – might be considered, but any chance of that […]
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Mikel Arteta says supporters gave ‘the strongest message’ in the history of football by opposing plans for a breakaway European Super League. Arsenal were one of the six Premier League sides who agreed to join on Sunday evening. But following intense backlash from pretty much everyone involved in the game, the proposals were shelved on […]
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Ed Woodward quit as Manchester United executive vice-chairman after changing his mind over the European Super League proposals. Woodward initialy supported the controversial ESL plan but is said to have called Joel Glazer on Monday to backtrack after seeing the huge backlash the news had created. He was left with no option but to resign […]
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Arsenal CEO Vinai Venkatesham has reportedly apologised to the 14 Premier League chiefs who were not involved in the proposed European Super League. The ESL started crumbling on Tuesday and Wednesday as the ‘Big Six’ decided to leave, following intense fan backlash. Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli says the project ‘cannot go ahead’ without them. FEATURE: […]
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UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says there is a “small possibility” that Chelsea’s Champions League semi-final clash against Real Madrid will not go ahead as punishment for signing up for the European Super League. Madrid and Chelsea were among the 12 teams who announced their intention to form a breakaway competition on Sunday night. The project […]
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Amid claims the European Super League will return in some form, Florentino Perez claimed the Chelsea fan protests on Monday night were not what they seemed. A group of Chelsea fans blocked the path of the team bus at Stamford Bridge to voice their displeasure at the ESL plans clear before Petr Cech intervened. The […]
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We are still talking Super League but also those naughty owners. Keep your mails coming in to theeditor@football365.com… In support of FSG Jamie Carragher is fuelling the rage about our owners but I think it’s better left in the past personally. He might not like what they tried to do but essentially they are […]
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