The cabal of billionaire owners overplayed their hand and their rapacious appetite for more united an unprecedented array of opponents, the Football Supporters Association said. The mutineers, who also included Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham, didn t just fail to consult their supporters. Even players and coaching staff at the Premier League champions were left in the dark before the announcement on Sunday (Monday NZT) that they were quitting UEFA s Champions League structure to form the Super League. I m sorry, and I alone am responsible for the unnecessary negativity brought forward over the past couple of days, Henry told Liverpool fans in a video message.
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A man cycles past banners outside of Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England protesting against the clubs decision to join the European Super Leaguer, Tuesday April 20, 2021. Chelsea and Manchester City are preparing to dramatically abandon plans to join a breakaway . more > By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press - Wednesday, April 21, 2021
LONDON (AP) - After the aborted attempt to form a European Super League, Liverpool owner John Henry attempted to regain the trust of fans with an apology video on Wednesday.
The same public contrition was yet to come from all six of the Premier League clubs who faced two days of fury from their supporters for deciding - briefly - to abandon the UEFA system to join a largely closed breakaway European competition.
Spurs fans protest as Arsenal supporters hope episode is ‘catalyst for change’
Tottenham fans stage a protest against the European Super League (Adam Davy/PA)
Disgruntled fans continued to protest as the fall-out from the ailing European Super League project rumbled on, with a board member of the Arsenal Supporters Trust calling for the unsavoury saga to be used as a “catalyst for change”.
The six Premier League teams who originally signed up to form a breakaway competition with some of the biggest clubs in European football have now backed out of the plans after a furious backlash from supporters and the wider footballing world.
Updated: April 21, 2021, 1:34 pm
Arsenal fans are once again set to protest against owner Stan Kroenke on Friday night (Adam Davy/PA)
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The ailing European Super League should stand as a “catalyst for change” for English football, according to a board member of a prominent Arsenal supporters’ club.
The Gunners were one of six Premier League teams who originally signed up to form a breakaway competition with some of the biggest clubs in European football.
THE ailing European Super League should stand as a “catalyst for change” for English football, according to a board member of a prominent Arsenal supporters’ club.
The Gunners were one of six Premier League teams who originally signed up to form a breakaway competition with some of the biggest clubs in European football.
But, alongside Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham, they have now backed out of the plans after a furious backlash from supporters and the wider footballing world.
Arsenal host Everton in the Premier League tomorrow evening and, although the club has now withdrawn from the controversial plans, protests aimed at owner Stan Kroenke are still expected outside of the Emirates Stadium.