Organisers of the European Super League say they plan to “reshape” the controversial project after being hit by the withdrawals of the Premier League’s ‘Big Six’.
Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham were all announced as being among the 12 founder members of the breakaway competition on Sunday, but on Tuesday night all of those clubs announced in quick succession that they were enacting protocol to pull out following fan protests and a huge backlash from players, managers, football authorities, leagues, pundits and governments alike.
The Super League responded to those withdrawals with a statement released in the early hours of Wednesday morning in which they reiterated their belief that the existing European football structure is not fit for purpose and said that the English clubs had been “forced” to withdraw as a result of the significant pressure applied from those opposing the proposals.
They added that they plan to now take the “most appropriate steps to reshape the project” moving forward.
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