Premier League gives up Super League

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City was the first founding club to announce its rejection of the competition, followed by United, Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool.

Five of the English clubs abandon the European Super League project, following in the footsteps of Manchester City.

The clubs that were set up among the twelve founding members of the new competition have begun proceedings to leave the Superliga.

Manchester City were the first to make it official on Tuesday afternoon, after it was revealed that Chelsea would abandon the project. Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur will not continue with the Superliga either.

“Manchester City football club can confirm that it has formally adopted withdrawal procedures from the group developing plans for a European Super League.”the club reported in a brief press release.

Citizens, according to British media reports, doubted this SuperLiga from the beginning, although they joined as a measure of pressure against UEFA and FIFA. In less than 48 hours from the officialization of the championship, the leading club Josep Guardiola, announced his departure from the tournament led by Florentino Pérez.

In addition, Chelsea are expected to take the same course, as their fans demonstrated a few hours before the match against him. Brigthon from England. According to some versions, the club owned by Romanian Abramovici will also come out of Superliga.

Superliga It was an effort between 12 of the strongest clubs in the world, given Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid, Arsenal, Liverpool, who wanted to make a tournament between them, instead of playing the Champions League, year after year.

Estimates, according to a statement from the tournament itself, were that each club would receive 3.5 billion euros and its president, Florentino Pérez, in an interview with Chiringuito from Spain, said it was a “football rescue” initiative.

the city of Manchester It is the first club to give up the plan it started on Sunday night, after the coach and his fans rejected the proposal for a tournament that was expected to start next August.

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