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Apr 24, 2021 12:22 PM
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits he struggled seeing the reputation of the club “trashed” in the wake of their abortive involvement in the now-failed Super League.
Owners Fenway Sports Group, led by John W Henry, were among the principal drivers of the project as part of the Premier League’s ‘Big Six’, and as a result have come in for huge criticism.
But Klopp, who has been outspoken on breakaway proposals for a couple of years, felt that should not have reflected as badly as it did on the historic institution that is the football club.
JP Morgan have pulled out their £3.5billion backing of the European Super League after plans for a breakaway competition fell through this week.
The Premier League Big Six were the first to withdraw from the Super League on Tuesday evening, just 48 hours after they formed half of the founding members of the new competition.
Protests from fans and pundits around the country at grounds and on social media eventually forced Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham to pull out.
Atletico Madrid and clubs in Italy have since pulled out of the controversial breakaway too, though Real Madrid and Barcelona have failed to bow to pressure and remain part of the league.
United s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward was at No10 last Wednesday
Meeting came just four days before plans for European super league revealed
It s understood he was there for meeting with officials rather than Prime Minister
But it has been reported Woodward was introduced to Mr Johnson afterwards
Boris Johnson came out strongly against Super League after it was announced
Labour Party s Jo Stevens has called on the meeting minutes to be released
The proposed league swiftly and spectacularly unravelled and Manchester United announced Mr Woodward would leave by the end of the year
If you hated the Super League just wait until you see the new Champions League format
How does Uefa’s flagship club competition stack up against now-doomed rebel tournament - and is it really a Super League in all but name?
Clubs and Uefa have been at loggerheads over the famous competition
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But how does Uefa’s flagship club competition stack up against the now-doomed rebel tournament and is it really a Super League in all but name?
Format
Champions League: Formally ratified on Monday in defiance at the Super League’s launch and due to begin in 2024, the revamped tournament essentially replaces the current 32-team group stage, which is split into eight groups of four, with one of a single 36-team group using the so-called ‘Swiss system’.