Jeers to jubilation: In the crowd when Chelsea fans knew their Super League protest had triumphed.Woodward was expected to remain in post until the end of the year and he made no mention of the fiasco in his resignation statement, in which he said he was “proud of the regeneration of the club’s culture and our return to the Manchester United way of playing”.īut there is no question who was being lined up as the fall guy, with Premier League clubs wanting him sanctioned for bringing the game into disrepute. Inter Milan looked likely to be the next to leave with the Italian news agency ANSA quoting a club source as saying "The Super League project in its current state is no longer considered of interest by Inter". The remaining clubs in the Super League are Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona from Spain and Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus from Italy. "Given the current circumstances, we shall reconsider the most appropriate steps to reshape the project, always having in mind our goals of offering fans the best experience possible while enhancing solidarity payments for the entire football community". "Despite the announced departure of the English clubs, forced to take such decisions due to the pressure on them, we are convinced our proposal is fully aligned with European law and regulations," said the statement. The Super League insisted early on Wednesday that the project was not over. We felt it was important that our club participated in the development of a possible new structure that sought to better ensure financial fair play and financial sustainability whilst delivering significantly increased support for the wider football pyramid.” Spurs chairman Daniel Levy said: “We regret the anxiety and upset caused by the ESL proposal. “We know it will take time to restore your faith in what we are trying to achieve here at Arsenal but let us be clear that the decision to be part of the Super League was driven by our desire to protect Arsenal, the club you love, and to support the game you love through greater solidarity and financial stability.” The Arsenal board said: “We made a mistake, and we apologise for it. Liverpool added: “In recent days, the club has received representations from various key stakeholders, both internally and externally, and we would like to thank them for their valuable contributions.”Īrsenal and Spurs were the only two clubs to express regret about joining the rebel competition. “We remain committed to working with others across the football community to come up with sustainable solutions to the long-term challenges facing the game.” United said in a statement: “We have listened carefully to the reaction from our fans, the UK government and other key stakeholders. The breakaway European Super League said it would now focus on efforts to "reshape the project" after the Premier League’s ‘Big Six’ quit the competition and Ed Woodward resigned from Manchester United.įans celebrated a stunning victory over the billionaire owners of Europe’s top clubs as they fell like dominoes to herald the demise of the tournament following one of the most extraordinary 48 hours in the history of football.Ĭhelsea and Manchester City were the first to walk away from the reviled, mainly-closed competition before Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur came crawling back to Uefa and its revamped Champions League. Latest reaction as Super League crumbles.
European Super League 'to reshape project' as all six English clubs abandon breakawayĬlubs fell like dominoes on Tuesday evening with Chelsea, Man City, Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs all pulling out
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