Real president Perez claims no club has ‘officially left’ Super League

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez claims that none of the 12 founding members of the European Super League have “officially left yet”. Six of England’s biggest clubs abandoned plans to join the breakaway competition on Tuesday night, following a backlash from fans, the game’s authorities and the Government. The so-called Big Six all retreated from […]

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Guardiola heaps praise on ‘serious player’ for Man City

Man City boss Pep Guardiola insisted that his side played “so good” against Aston Villa as they edged closer to reclaiming the Premier League title. There was a hectic start as Villa took a surprise lead after just 20 seconds. They immediately broke up the pitch and Ollie Watkins fed in John McGinn who finished […]

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Aston Villa 1-2 Man City: Pep’s men close in on the title

First half efforts from Phil Foden and Rodri were enough for the victory for Manchester City over Aston Villa. The leaders – who had John Stones sent off in the first half – need eight points from five games to reclaim the crown after the exceptional Phil Foden and Rodri turned the game at Villa […]

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The Super League saga Winners and Losers

The Super League came and went quickly, leaving a pile of victors and a big old pile of losers…   Winners The Fans There are caveats and conditions and there must be an acknowledgement that if things just return to the status quo and the current energy dissipates then it won’t be much of a […]

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‘Big Six’ could still face PL punishment despite ESL U-turn

English football’s ‘Big Six’ clubs could still face Premier League sanctions despite backing out of the breakaway Super League. Brighton chief executive Paul Barber called for “appropriate action” to be taken against the clubs involved on Wednesday morning, even though by then each had indicated their intention to withdraw. The PA news agency understands the […]

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UEFA offered ‘significant’ money to ‘Big Six’ to leave ESL

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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City ‘helped save football’ and Woodward was innocent bystander

Manchester City ‘helped save English football’. Roman Abramovich’s ‘reputation and legacy will not be tainted’. Ed Woodward was ‘undermined’.   Sportswashing machine Mediawatch were willing to give Ian Herbert the benefit of the doubt after seeing this MailOnline headline atop his opinion piece: ‘Sheikh Mansour is the unlikely saviour of football. Man City’s owner knows his […]

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Atletico Madrid, Inter join ‘Big Six’ in withdrawing from ESL

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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We are all hypocrites and we are all complicit…

The past 72 hours have highlighted three undeniable truths: Capitalist billionaires enjoy making money. There is strength in numbers. Football is a sport plagued by hypocrisies. I feel I should preface this article by declaring my staunch opposition to the ESL. While I concede an ESL-like competition is a natural progression, I cannot endorse it […]

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