Agnelli admits Super League defeat despite ‘beauty of project’

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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‘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six Premier League teams withdraw from ESL – originally posted on Sportslens.com All six Premier League clubs have now withdrawn from the European Super League.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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Spurs ‘make contact’ with seventh Mourinho replacement candidate

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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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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Ten Spursiest moments of Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham reign

In the giddy, whirlwind 48 hours between the formation and dissolution of the Super League, Spurs somehow managed to find time to sack their manager. Brought in to finally take Spurs away from their Spursy heritage and deliver long-awaited silverware, Jose Mourinho instead made them Spursier than they had been at any time since Tim […]

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Gossip: Mourinho sacked over exodus ‘fears’ as suitor emerges

Daniel Levy stuck with Jose Mourinho for as long as he could, but the risk of disillusioned Spurs players leaving en masse forced his hand.   TEN A PENNY Much like seemingly every other team, Tottenham were apparently bullied into joining ‘the group developing proposals for a European Super League’. They had no choice but […]

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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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