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After almost 48 hours and a storm of protest in the deepest crisis of European football, the Super League is already on the brink of collapse.
After massive hostility and loud demonstrations on the street, Manchester City and Chelsea FC are said to be preparing to exit the billion-dollar project, according to British media reports - the makers of the Spanish noble club FC Barcelona and Atlético Madrid are also thinking about something similar.
On Tuesday evening, a number of Chelsea fans celebrated in front of the Stamford Bridge stadium in London, as could be seen on videos on social networks.
There were initially no official confirmations from the clubs or the organizers of the new Super League, which had been announced on Monday night.
This was followed by two memorable days full of threats and insults, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge suddenly returned to the international stage as a bearer of hope.
These are the reactions from Flick, Klopp and Co.
The controversial Super League plans have generated a lot of reactions.
Europe's top coaches around Hansi Flick, Jürgen Klopp and Thomas Tuchel also take a stand.
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The chief executive of FC Bayern Munich was appointed to the executive committee of the European Football Union on Tuesday, which held a congress full of warnings to the twelve breakaway Super League clubs in Montreux.
Rummenigge was accepted back into the football continental government after a four-year break as a substitute for Juve boss Andrea Agnelli, who had been shot as a bad boy, and mediator in the all-sudden giant Zoff.
Uefa boss is "extremely grateful" to Rummenigge
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According to the media, the Super League initiators achieved their first legal success in Spain. A commercial court in Madrid prohibited Uefa and Fifa as well as their affiliated organizations and leagues from any sanction or other measure against the twelve founding clubs. In the evening, the breaking news followed, especially from England, that the first clubs were turning away again.
In view of the tendency towards division among the top clubs, Rummenigge and his colleagues are in demand.
In the afternoon there was essentially nothing new except for a congress resolution against the Super League passed by all 55 national associations in the fashionable Swiss health resort.
After the announcement of the revolt by the founders and the subsequent threats to be expelled from the Champions League and the European Championship by Uefa boss Aleksander Ceferin on Monday, the arguments continued.
Much indicated a radical showdown - which began earlier than expected on Tuesday evening.
That's how tough Ceferin reckons with the Super League
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin strongly condemns the idea of a Super League.
The Slovenian emphasizes that participating players are no longer allowed to appear for their countries.
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In his 15-minute all-round stroke, Ceferin had friendly words ready for Rummenigge as a counterpoint to the renegade clubs from Italy, England and Spain.
"Extremely grateful," he said to him.
"You are a fantastic honorary chairman of the European Club Association," said the Slovenian.
With its no to the Super League, FC Bayern is suddenly considered a parade club for the sincere.
Verbal attack against English clubs
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Rummenigge confessed: "It was no longer part of my life planning to become a member of the UEFA executive again." In the deep crisis, however, he did not want to reject the request for help from Ceferin and the ECA members.
"I love football and I also feel responsible, so it goes without saying for me to help European club football and UEFA that our competitive structures in Europe are maintained," said Rummenigge.
He now wants to mediate "as a mediator between Uefa and the twelve breakaway clubs".
The founding of the Super League heats the mind
The founding of the Super League causes displeasure among fans and officials.
Uefa President Ceferin threatens serious consequences, Bayern coach Flick also speaks out against the new league.
Many fans see her as the "death of football".
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Rummenigge will suddenly move into the spring of 2024, a good two years after the end of his term in Munich, at the head of a German trio in the important international bodies of Fifa and Uefa.
DFB Vice Rainer Koch was even confirmed in the Uefa executive for four years, while his national counterpart Peter Peters will join the Council of the World Association for the same period, where German football is represented again after a two-year break.
"It is of fundamental importance that our voice is heard there in view of the numerous current challenges that football is facing," said DFB President Fritz Keller.
The storm of European football indignation over the project, which ran counter to sporting values, was felt with massive ramifications in Montreux as well.
Ceferin led the front lines with his speech and particularly attacked the six English clubs that want to break away from UEFA's premier league with their Super League.
For some, “fans are just consumers” and “dividends are more important than passion,” said the 53-year-old.
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"When the final whistle sounds, they don't look at the table, but at the ratings and share prices," criticized Ceferin.
Positive for him: his own highly controversial Champions League reform suddenly seems like the preservation of football as a cultural asset, which hardly corresponds to reality.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, CEO of FC Bayern Munich
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Ceferin received unusual support from Fifa President Gianni Infantino. "If some choose to go their own way, they have to live with the consequences," the Swiss suggested sanctions for the renegade clubs. This was also surprisingly clearly warned by DFB boss Keller. “The selfish behavior of these twelve clubs has nothing to do with the game we fell in love with as children. The clubs and their youth teams should be excluded from all competitions until they think again of their many supporters, who have made them into the biggest clubs in the world - and not just of their wallets. "
With this verve, Keller reached the clear fan vote.
In Dortmund, angry BVB fans set an example with a banner.
“Clear words instead of empty lines”, the fans wrote in black letters on a large yellow poster that hung on a fence across from the Dortmund office.
"ESL (European Super League) cancellation now and forever."
"The zombie apocalypse of football in search of fresh meat"
The reactions in England were similarly definitive, right down to Liverpool's master coach Jürgen Klopp, who, at least on the subject, keeps his distance from his Super League employer.
As usual, the verbally radical media and even the royal family and politics were involved in the charged mood.
"The Telegraph" wrote of the "zombie apocalypse of football in search of fresh meat".
A person responsible for another Super League participant had received a death threat via social networks, claimed an unnamed club official at Sky.
The plans to found the Super League sparked a storm of protest among fans
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced in the "Sun" to show the "ridiculous" billion project the red card.
His sports minister Oliver Dowden presented drastic ideas in parliament to prevent the "Big Six", the top English clubs, from participating.
The debate about an immediate expulsion from the Champions League immediately picked up speed. UEFA is examining whether this is legally possible. Whether this is still necessary was not foreseeable on Tuesday evening. According to the statutes, every new competition requires the approval of the umbrella organization. However, the question of competing products goes deep into EU law.