Once the plans were announced, the proposed European Super League appears to be crumbling. All six Premier League clubs that initially joined the league on Sunday evening had announced plans to leave the competition on Tuesday. Chelsea and Manchester City did this earlier in the day and Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham followed later in the evening.
The breakaway competition, announced on Sunday, is said to have resulted in 12 clubs escaping from the UEFA Champions League and Europa League competitions. The six Premier League clubs, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, Real Madrid, AC Milan and Inter Milan, were announced as founders on Sunday evening. Last season’s UCL finalists Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich emerged as the most notable opponents of the idea.
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The plan for a Super League has been thwarted by many household names, including FIFA president Gianni Infantino and UEFA counterpart Aleksander Ceferin. Players, managers and fans also spoke out against it, with Chelsea supporters gathering outside Stamford Bridge on Tuesday before the Blues Premier League clash against Brighton. The paperwork must now be finalized before the teams pull out of the Super League with the Champions League since the reform after UEFA proposals were approved earlier this week.
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