The Super League collapsed before a ball was kicked in the European breakaway competition after being abandoned by the six English clubs, leaving the Spanish and Italian participants stranded. Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham throughout Tuesday evening deserted the proposal to launch a largely-closed midweek competition amid an escalating backlash from their supporters and warnings from the British government that legislation could be introduced to thwart it. The Super League project was overseen by Real Madrid President Florentino Perez, who also signed up Barcelona and Atltico Madrid in Spain, and Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan from Italy. The rival for the UEFA-run Champions League became unviable without the six clubs from the world s richest league.
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By Reuters | April 21st 2021
Football - Twelve of Europe s top football clubs launch a breakaway Super League - Liverpool, Britain - April 21, 2021. A woman walks past anti Super League banners outside Anfield as twelve of Europe s top football clubs launch a breakaway. [REUTERS/Phil Noble]
Liverpool owner John Henry apologised to supporters and to manager Juergen Klopp on Wednesday for the disruption caused by the club s involvement in the breakaway European Super League project.
Liverpool were among the six Premier League clubs who signed up for the Super League but withdrew on Tuesday amid a storm of protests from fans, players, managers and governments, alongside threats of bans and sanctions from the game s European and world governing bodies UEFA and FIFA.
Super League collapses after the 6 English clubs withdraw
By ROB HARRISApril 21, 2021 GMT
LONDON (AP) The Super League collapsed before a ball was kicked in the European breakaway competition after being abandoned by the six English clubs, leaving the Spanish and Italian participants stranded.
Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham throughout Tuesday evening deserted the proposal to launch a largely-closed midweek competition amid an escalating backlash from their supporters and warnings from the British government that legislation could be introduced to thwart it.
The Super League project was overseen by Real Madrid President Florentino Perez, who also signed up Barcelona and Atlético Madrid in Spain, and Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan from Italy. The rival for the UEFA-run Champions League became unviable without the six clubs from the world’s richest league.