EPL rebels apologize for Super League mutiny to placate fans
Banners are seen outside Liverpool s Anfield Stadium after the collapse of English involvement in the proposed European Super League, Liverpool, England, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Liverpool owner John W Henry has apologised to the club s supporters for the disruption caused by the proposed European Super League (ESL). (AP Photo/Jon Super) Jon Super
Tottenham fans stage a protest against the Board over the planned creation of a European Super League, outside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium ahead of the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton in London, England, Wednesday April 21, 2021. (Clive Rose/Pool via AP) Clive Rose
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England s Super League rebels finally listened to their fans, just a bit too late.
Even the apologies on camera from Liverpool owner John Henry and in a letter from Manchester United co-owner Joel Glazer couldn t placate anger that their clubs tried to split to form a largely closed European competition.
Under a weight of pressure from supporters, the government and some of their players, the Premier League s Big Six withdrew from the breakaway Tuesday night, imploding the project as the Spanish and Italian elite clung on. 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 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.
EPL rebels apologize for Super League mutiny to placate fans
Banners are seen outside Liverpool s Anfield Stadium after the collapse of English involvement in the proposed European Super League, Liverpool, England, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Liverpool owner John W Henry has apologised to the club s supporters for the disruption caused by the proposed European Super League (ESL). (AP Photo/Jon Super) Jon Super
Tottenham fans stage a protest against the Board over the planned creation of a European Super League, outside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium ahead of the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton in London, England, Wednesday April 21, 2021. (Clive Rose/Pool via AP) Clive Rose
LONDON (AP) â England’s Super League rebels finally listened to their fans, just a bit too late.
Even the apologies â on camera from Liverpool owner John Henry and in a letter from Manchester United co-owner Joel Glazer â couldn’t placate anger that their clubs tried to split to form a largely closed European competition.
Under a weight of pressure from supporters, the government and some of their players, the Premier League’s Big Six withdrew from the breakaway Tuesday night, imploding the project as the Spanish and Italian elite clung on.
âThe cabal of billionaire owners overplayed their hand and their rapacious appetite for more united an unprecedented array of opponents,â the Football Supportersâ Association said.