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Thomas Tuchel reacts to Chelsea’s withdrawal from the European Super League

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Thomas Tuchel has defended the owners of the Premier League’s ‘big six’ over their attempt to create the Super League and believes they do care about the spirit of competition. Just 48 hours after its inception, all six Premier League teams involved – Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham – confirmed they would be withdrawing after the backlash the plans had received. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chelsea were playing when the news of the Super League’s looming collapse filtered through, and they only managed a draw against Brighton, but Tuchel wants supporters to be forgiving towards the owners who signed up to the new league. Asked if the owners must now accept the need for competition and integrity in football,...

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UEFA offered Premier League ‘big six’ huge amount of money to leave Super League

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UEFA reportedly offered the six Premier League clubs a significant amount of money to leave the European Super League. Mundo Deportivo claim that the outrage across English football, from supporters, pundits, players and managers was not the only key factor why the teams have now officially started pulling out of the league. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to Mundo Deportivo, Man United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City did not withdraw due to ‘threats’ but because they were ‘offered’ huge amount of money. The Spanish outlet claims that a ‘significant sum’ has been offered to the ‘big six’. With it added that the offer has not reached Spanish teams yet. It’s stressed that UEFA was threatened by the proposals that wou...

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All six Premier League teams withdraw from European Super League

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Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham have followed Chelsea and Manchester City in making a u-turn away from the proposed Super League. City were the first Premier League team to officially confirm they were pulling out of the new competition. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Premier League leaders said in a statement on Tuesday: "Manchester City Football Club can confirm that it has formally enacted the procedures to withdraw from the group developing plans for a European Super League. Chelsea, whose fans protested against the planned league outside Stamford Bridge ahead of Tuesday's Premier League game against Brighton, are said to have changed their mind because of the overwhelming widespread negative reaction. According to Sky...

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Why Chelsea are pulling out of the European Super League

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Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck ultimately led the club's exit from the European Super League. But it was actually Roman Abramovich's anger that brought the whole house of cards down. The Chelsea owner is reported to have been "blindsided" by the strength of the backlash to Sunday's announcement - and then furious that he had been misinformed about the likely reaction. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); As the pressure grew, with supporters gathering outside Stamford Bridge, Buck urged Abramovich and the blues hierarchy to make moves to withdraw from the breakaway League. And the billionaire oligarch agreed, as he was stunned by how quickly everything had fallen apart. Abramovich and Chelsea started getting cold feet on Sunday when the news about the Sup...

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Henderson calls crisis talks with Premier League captains amid Super League backlash

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Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson has organised an emergency meeting with his fellow Premier League captains to discuss the best course of action with the proposed Super League, according to reports. Late on Sunday, Henderson’s Liverpool were unveiled as one of the 12 European clubs at the heart of the breakaway competition in an announcement which shook football to its core. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Premier League’s other ‘big six’ teams were named alongside Liverpool as founding members immune from relegation along with other big European sides which include Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, AC Milan, Juventus and Inter Milan. After Liverpool’s draw with Leeds United, Jurgen Klopp and James Milner confirmed they were opposed to the ...

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Marcus Rashford breaks rank to condemn European Super League plans

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Marcus Rashford took a clear swipe at Manchester United’s plans to join the European Super League by reminding the Glazer family that ‘football is nothing without fans’. The England star joins his team-mate Bruno Fernandes in coming out against the proposal for the Red devils and five other Premier League teams to join the European Super League. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); United, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool would all be permanent members in the breakaway Champions League competition. The other 14 Premier League teams met today to discuss their options for dealing with the ‘Big Six’s plans to join the Super league and they’re considering expelling them from the domestic league. The proposal has been met with huge co...

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Chelsea & Man City ‘losing nerve’ & could back out of the Super League plan

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Chelsea and Manchester City are said to be ‘losing their nerve’ over the widely criticized plans and could back out of the European Super League. Supporters have been almost unanimous in their horror at the new competition, which could see teams banned from their domestic leagues and players banned from playing for their country. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); However, as Jamie Carragher predicted that clubs might be questioning their own intentions with pressure building on the owners of Arsenal, Man United, Man City, Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea. The Mail claim that two Premier League clubs are ‘close to losing their nerve’ amid the pressure, with cracks beginning to appear only days after the official announcement. The teams could cause a chain...

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Bruno Fernandes explains how Pogba has made him a better player

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Bruno Fernandes claims Paul Pogba is "one of the best players in the world" and says working with him at Manchester United has helped to raise his own game. A Portuguese playmaker has been a revelation at the club, with a role as club talisman taken on from the moment he joined the Red devils in January 2020. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Fernandes is often the man that United look to for inspiration, he has 36 goals and 22 assists, but there is plenty of talent around him - including Pogba who has rediscovered him form as part of an exciting midfield unit. Fernandes has told the club's official website of playing alongside Pogba: "My relationship with Paul since the beginning, as I met Paul already in Italy, I already know him with much, much relation ...

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Chelsea, Man City & Madrid ‘to be expelled from the Champions League’

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Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid will be kicked out of the Champions League by Friday, according to the chairman of the Danish FA. The three big sides are among the 12 clubs to have confirmed their plans to form the European Super League, a move that has been met with huge condemnation across the football world. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); UEFA have promised heavy sanctions for the teams involved. On Monday afternoon, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin confirmed that any player who participates in the European Super League will be banned from representing their country at major tournaments. Further repercussions look set to be on the way with DBU chairman Jesper Moller, who also sits in UEFA’s executive committee, expecting the teams in the ...

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Furious Klopp & Neville involved in heated row over Liverpool’s Super League plans

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Gary Neville has hit back at Jurgen Klopp after the Liverpool manager slammed the Sky Sports pundit over his criticism of the club’s sign-up to the Super League and accused of him of ‘always going where the money is’. The former Manchester United defender gave a passionate speech on Sunday blasting the breakaway league, taking particular umbrage with both his old team and Liverpool for being the driving forces. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Neville questioned how a team with ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ as it’s motto and anthem could leave behind the rest of the Premier League and Klopp was angry with the comment, rounding on the pundit after the 1-1 draw with Leeds on Monday. ‘Gary Neville speaks about You’ll Never Walk Alone – that at least should alre...