Super league, English clubs leave: the project implodes but the founders do not give up

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• Superlega, the Franco-German axis in defense of European football

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April 21, 2021

The project of secession of twelve noble football clubs that wanted to create a Super League to which access by right and without qualifications fails. The six Premier League clubs have taken a step back, in the wake of criticism from fans, the players themselves and the political world, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson leading the opposition front. An unexpected u-turn that arrived en masse: the first to slip away was Manchester City, which "formally started the procedures for the withdrawal", a position closely followed by Tottenham, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United, which also announced the resignation (from the end of 2021) of Ed Woodward, one of the main promoters of the project. Then there are those who have come to apologize, like Arsenal. "We made a mistake and we apologize, "the Gunners admitted in a tweet.

In fact, it would be an Italian-Spanish championship with only Juventus, Inter, Milan, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Real Madrid on the pitch.

The European Super League "is convinced that the current status quo of European football needs a change". This is what we read in a note from the Superlega. "We propose a new European competition because the existing system does not work - reads a note - The goal of our proposal is to allow sport to evolve and at the same time generate resources and stability for the entire football pyramid, including help to overcome the financial difficulties faced by the entire football community as a result of the pandemic.our proposal would provide football stakeholders with significantly improved solidarity contributions. "

 "The Super League project is currently no longer considered of interest by Inter."

ANSA learned this from neroazzurre sources at the end of the emergency meeting of the 12 founding clubs of the project.

With a flurry of tweets within a short distance of each other, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham have announced their departure from the project.

It had begun to creak just over 24 hours after birth for Manchester City's turnaround which succumbed to the fury of the fans.

But the battle doesn't seem to end there. The creators of the Super League have made it known in a note that they want to "take the most appropriate steps to reshape the project" in the face of the many withdrawals from the founding clubs they have to face and denounced that the six English clubs initially engaged and that on Tuesday they paraded one after the other were forced "because of the pressure exerted on them". The reaction to the secession, in fact, was harsh, with politicians and football authorities threatening to take legal action against the so-called "dirty dozen", which were feared to be excluded from national and continental competitions.

British Culture Minister Oliver Dowden said that despite the turnaround, a review of the governance of the world of football will be needed. "The whole thing shows how out of this world these people are" he tweeted, "They are completely wrong to assess the strength of the feelings of the fans, the players and the whole country. Football is for the fans. I remain convinced of the necessity. of a reform. We must make sure that this never happens again ".