Everton s board of directors has said in a statement posted on the club s
official website: Everton is saddened and disappointed to see proposals of a breakaway league pushed forward by six clubs. Six clubs acting entirely in their own interests. Six clubs tarnishing the reputation of our league and the game. Six clubs choosing to disrespect every other club with whom they sit around the Premier League table. Six clubs taking for granted and even betraying the majority of football supporters across our country and beyond. At this time of national and international crisis - and a defining period for our game - clubs should be working together collaboratively with the ideals of our game and its supporters uppermost.
Speaking on talkSPORT, Moshiri said: I think the Premier League should deduct points from these clubs. Every facet of this is against the idea of British football. This is six clubs attacking the Premier League and should be punished. Football’s about competition, every club can outperform the other.
Everton s directors have slated plans by Premier League s Big Six to create a Super League
Liverpool, Everton s Merseyside neighbours and rivals, are one of the Super League s founders
Issuing a statement on Tuesday morning, the Merseyside club said: Everton is saddened and disappointed to see proposals of a breakaway league pushed forward by six clubs.
Everton issue strong statement criticising betrayal of European Super League
Date published: Tuesday 20th April 2021 10:34 - Samuel Bannister
Everton have released a statement to officially condemn other Premier League clubs planning to break away into a European Super League.
The ‘big six’ teams in the English top flight have announced their intentions to join a new European Super League. The competition would rival the Champions League by putting the continent’s biggest clubs up against each other. However, many have condemned the idea.
Hence, some want the six Premier League teams involved in the competition to pull out.
And now Everton have added their voice to those calling for the plans to end. They had some strong words in a club statement.
“Six clubs choosing to disrespect every other club with whom they sit around the Premier League table.
“Six clubs taking for granted and even betraying the majority of football supporters across our country and beyond.”
The Merseyside club were particularly critical of the timing of the move, coming amid a global pandemic that has threatened the very existence of some clubs.
“At this time of national and international crisis – and a defining period for our game – clubs should be working together collaboratively with the ideals of our game and its supporters uppermost,” the statement continued.
“Instead, these clubs have been secretly conspiring to break away from a football pyramid that has served them so well.
Everton condemn preposterous arrogance of Super League clubs
Everton have slated plans to form a breakaway Super League | Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images
Everton have released a lengthy statement that condemns the proposed breakaway Super League and accuses the Premier League big six of tarnishing the reputation of the game.
The Toffees are one of the 14 Premier League clubs looking on as chaos unfolds across European football. It s all geared around wanting to veer away from UEFA sanctioned competitions to set up a closed-door, rival product that allows its founding members to participate year after year against the best teams on the continent - without fear of relegation or promotion.