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Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward and Liverpool chairman Tom Werner have stepped down from the club broadcast advisory group, while Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck has left the audit and remuneration committee.
Arsenal chief executive Vinai Venkatesham and his Manchester City counterpart Ferran Soriano have both resigned from the club strategic advisory group.
The moves came to light just 11 days after these clubs, and Tottenham, declared on April 18 they would be joining a new Super League competition, which faced scorn before it was formally announced after news leaked out in the preceding hours.
It provoked fury, with the closed-shop element of the proposed new competition set to see six of the Premier League s biggest clubs guaranteed riches far beyond those available to their domestic rivals.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Carabao Cup - Semi Final Second Leg - Manchester City v Manchester United - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - January 29, 2020 Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward in the stands before the match REUTERS/Phil Noble
(Reuters) - Executives from five of the six English clubs involved in the controversial breakaway European Super League have resigned from their posts on various Premier League committees, Sky Sports reported on Thursday.
Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck, Manchester United executive vice chairman Ed Woodward, Liverpool chairman Tom Werner, Arsenal chief executive Vinai Venkatesham and Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano have stepped down from their roles.
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The move is a consequence of the so-called Big Six teams attempting to set up a league which drew widespread criticism before it fell apart. The 14 other Premier League clubs felt betrayed by the move and demanded that executives involved, including Manchester United s Ed Woodward, Liverpool s Tom Werner and Manchester City s Ferran Soriano, step down. Woodward and Werner will no longer sit on the Premier League s Club Broadcast Advisory Group. Soriano and Arsenal s chief executive Vinai Venkatesham will be removed from the Club Strategic Advisory Group, while Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck will no longer be on the Audit and Remuneration Committee.