The fans of Chelsea FC protested against the Super League.
Only a few days after the announcement of the Superliga, the first clubs are already cancerous. All English teams are turning away from the super league.
Just a few days after the announcement of the Super League, the new competition is about to end. All six English teams have turned their backs on the super league. They announced their exit from the project shortly after midnight on Tuesday. Arsenal released an open letter to fans. It said: “We made a mistake and we apologize.”
The English association thanked the fans and politicians for the reactions. Boris Johnson also said on Twitter: “The decision is correct. It is absolutely the right thing. I hope other clubs will follow this decision.”
The Spanish clubs FC Barcelona and Atlético Madrid are also said to be looking to withdraw. The same applies to AC Milan and Inter Milan. As announced by several football insiders on Wednesday night, the Superliga project is to be put on hold until further notice. A confirmation should follow on Wednesday and lawyers are already working on a solution.
Before the club left, the Liverpool players, including Xherdan Shaqiri, made a clear statement on Tuesday evening. In a joint statement it said: “We don't like it and we don't want it to happen. That is our common position. Our commitment to this football club (Liverpool) and its fans is absolute and unconditional.”
In Manchester, heads are now even rolling: Ed Woodward, the chairman of Manchester United, announced his resignation. As several media reported unanimously, Juventus President Andrea Agnelli is also said to have announced a resignation. Agnelli himself denied this to “Repubblica” shortly before 2 am on Wednesday night.
On Tuesday morning, the President-elect of the Superliga, Real President Florentino Pérez, said: “Nobody can quit. We will all work together. All the clubs signed the contracts last Saturday.” It is still unclear how the exit will be handled exactly.
Because of the plans for a new exclusive super league in European football, hundreds of people gathered in front of the stadium of the English first division club Chelsea in London to protest on Tuesday evening. The fans held up signs and banners that read, for example, “No” or “RIP Football” (rest in peace, football). When the first reports of withdrawal became public, the fans celebrated in front of the stadium.
Twelve clubs had committed to founding a super league two days ago. They wanted to compete with the Uefa Champions League and bring in billions for the founding clubs. With the exception of a few places, participation in the new competition is to be permanently reserved for a group of fewer top clubs. However, the plans met with massive resistance from fans, politicians and associations.
