The Super League was announced on Sunday with six of the biggest Premier League clubs in it. But within the next 48 hours, all the English clubs chose to back out of the breakaway league.
Manchester City were the first clubs to formally announced the withdrawal from the Super League and then within the next few hours, one by one all the other Premier League clubs followed suit.
After the English clubs, teams like Milan, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid also walked on the same path and then it was formally announced that the new league will not carry on.
Juventus chairman said when asked if the Super League can still go on: “To be frank and honest no, evidently that is not the case. I remain convinced of the beauty of that project.
“But admittedly, I don’t think that the project is now still up and running.”
The English clubs thought a swift u-turn will help them avoid the glaring judgements of their fans and the respective authorities but that has certainly not been the case.
Fans from a series of clubs have urged their owners to part ways with the club and now the big-six clubs have been stripped from various roles within the Premier League.
The Mail report: “The Premier League backlash against the Big Six rebels began on Wednesday with representatives of the clubs kicked out of key positions within the league.
“The organisation will also use their position of power to demand the rebel clubs recommit to the top flight’s existing structure and collective approach to TV rights sales as the price for their aborted attempt to join the European Super League.
“In the first punishments, the Big Six will be stripped of their positions on key committees and working groups, with Premier League chief executive Richard Masters asking their representatives to step down on Wednesday.
“Rather than hitting the rebels with sanctions such as fines or points deductions, Sportsmail has learned that the remaining 14 clubs are planning to focus on effectively killing off the Premier League’s Strategic Review — which was launched in the wake of the previous Big Six power grab six months ago.”
Here are some of the roles that the big-six Premier League clubs have been stripped off since the Super League fiasco:
- Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck was relieved of his duties from the Premier League’s nominations and remuneration committee.
2. Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano and Arsenal’s Vinai Venkatesham were off the Club Strategic Advisory Group.
3. Liverpool’s Tom Werner and Manchester United chief Ed Woodward are likely to be removed from the Broadcast Advisory Group.
After this Super League development, there are also rumours that the big-six clubs will be asked to sign legal undertakings to make sure they do not try and form or join such rebel leagues in the future.
The big English clubs thought an emotional statement to their fans will be enough to wash them off their sins but the remaining 14 Premier League clubs are making sure a restructure takes place, something which ensures that the big-six do not have ultimate power from henceforward.
