Liverpool avoid points deduction but substantial punishment set over European Super League move
Liverpool announced last month that they had joined Europe s leading clubs in agreeing to form a new European Super League
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Liverpool are set to avoid a points deduction from the Premier League over their role in the European Super League breakaway plans.
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Premier League clubs must sign Owners Charter in wake of European Super League fiasco
Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham sparked outrage with their plans to join the
breakaway competition.
In a statement, the
Premier League said it was taking several measures to protect our game, our clubs and their fans from further disruption and uncertainty .
They include a new charter that all owners will be required to sign up to, committing them to the core principles of the Premier League .
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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.
FILE PHOTO: Metal figures of football players are seen in front of the words European Super League in this illustration taken April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
(Reuters) - The Premier League has told executives from the clubs involved in the breakaway European Super League to step down from key committees or risk being forcibly removed , British media reported.
Premier League Chief Excutive Richard Masters had approached executives from Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City on Wednesday asking them to relinquish their positions on working groups, Sky Sports said.
Tottenham Hotspur are not represented on any of the Premier League s key committees.