Italian clubs are also leaving the Super League

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Juventus, Milan and Inter, the three Italian clubs among the twelve founders of the European Super League, announced their resignation from the current competition project on Wednesday, knowing that at the moment the conditions are not in place to continue it with the intended format.

If Inter and Milan were firm in their statements and justified the decision in their “commitment” to the fans, who were very much against the project, Juventus admitted that his resignation was forced by the abandonment of other founders.

After the revolution led by England on Tuesday, with the resignation of the six clubs Attendees, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur the subsidiary of Italy also started to throw in the towel.

Inter Milan, who had already filtered his serious doubts yesterday morning, was the first to make his point known: “FC Internazionale Milan confirms that the club is no longer part of the Superliga project,” the official note said.

“We are always committed to providing fans with the best football experience; innovation and inclusion have been part of our DNA since birth. Our commitment to stakeholders to improve football will never change,” added the “Nerazzurri” team.

The “tifosi”, the fans, were also the focus of Milan’s statement, which appeared a few minutes after the Interistas.

“We accept the invitation to participate in the Super League project with the sincere desire to create the best possible European competition for fans around the world, to defend the interests of the clubs and our fans. Change is not easy. , but evolution is necessary to grow, “the official note reads.

“But the concerns of fans around the world about the Superliga project were strong and clear. And our club must be attentive and sensitive to the opinions of those who love this wonderful sport,” the statement underlined.

The two clubs had received resounding support from the Italian sports world, which was notably reflected in the sports press and the coaches of several clubs excluded from the Superliga.

“It’s a coup in the stadium. I’d rather not play against Milan,” said Roberto De Zerbi, coach of Sassuolo, on Tuesday at his club’s appointment next Wednesday against the “Rossonero” team.

Some Juventus fans also hung a banner on Tuesday night at the Allianz Stadium, home of Andrea Pirlo’s team, lamenting the club’s decision.

While, the news came from Spain the resignation of Atlético Madrid, which also convinced Juventus to publish an official note acknowledging the impossibility of continuing this project.

“(Juventus) emphasizes that it is aware of the request by some clubs to abandon the project (of the Super League), although the necessary procedures foreseen in the agreement between the clubs have not yet been completed,” the statement said.

“In this context, although Juventus remains convinced of the sporting, commercial and legal value of the project, it believes that it currently offers limited opportunities to be implemented in the form in which it was envisioned,” adds the note. to.

Yes indeed, The three Italian clubs maintain their view that football must be adapted to adapt it to the needs of the new era.

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