European Super League

[seafoid]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/04/20/boris-johnson-greensill-european-super-league-keir-starmer-lockdown/

Boris Johnson is understood to have told the football authorities in the meeting that the Government should "drop a legislative bomb... now" to prevent the breakaway European Super League, according to multiple reports.

The Prime Minister told them "the Government will not stand by while a small handful of owners create a closed shop", a spokesman said following the meeting.  "He was clear that no action is off the table and the Government is exploring every possibility, including legislative options, to ensure these proposals are stopped."

Measures under consideration include preventing players of the clubs involved getting work visas and the withdrawal of police funding for match days.

[Hound]

Premier League statement:

The Premier League, alongside The FA, met with clubs today to discuss the immediate implications of the Super League proposal.

The 14 clubs at the meeting unanimously and vigorously rejected the plans for the competition.

The Premier League is considering all actions available to prevent it from progressing, as well as holding those Shareholders involved to account under its rules.

The League will continue to work with key stakeholders including fan groups, Government, UEFA, The FA, EFL, PFA and LMA to protect the best interests of the game and call on those clubs involved in the proposed competition to cease their involvement immediately. 

The Premier League would like to thank fans and all stakeholders for the support they have shown this week on this significant issue.

The reaction proves just how much our open pyramid and football community means to people.

I was expecting some more teeth

Don't think the greedy six intend to drop out of the Premiership and in all likelihood would intent to fulfill their commitments to the PL.

Problem is the lack of "top 4" and thereafter for the other 14 teams in the premiership unless UEFA decide to continue with their Champions League without the rest...

The six definitely want to stay in the premier league as their first option. They already have a spending advantage over the 14, this new Super League would make that way bigger, and would almost guarantee the 6 would be the top 6 every year forever.

Seafoid's FT article shows how revenues will be split. It adds up to 100%! What about the % going down the pyramid?!
Or is it as Florentino Perez said - "We'll buy your best players, so you'll get more money that way" !

I would think Premier League 14 have to threaten to throw the 6 out.
That would likely be a big short term hit, and they'd be hoping all out that the 6 would cave and not call their bluff.

[Milltown Row2]

Premier League statement:

The Premier League, alongside The FA, met with clubs today to discuss the immediate implications of the Super League proposal.

The 14 clubs at the meeting unanimously and vigorously rejected the plans for the competition.

The Premier League is considering all actions available to prevent it from progressing, as well as holding those Shareholders involved to account under its rules.

The League will continue to work with key stakeholders including fan groups, Government, UEFA, The FA, EFL, PFA and LMA to protect the best interests of the game and call on those clubs involved in the proposed competition to cease their involvement immediately. 

The Premier League would like to thank fans and all stakeholders for the support they have shown this week on this significant issue.

The reaction proves just how much our open pyramid and football community means to people.

I was expecting some more teeth

As was I until I heard the Palace chairman on last night.

The rest of the PL need these big clubs to stay in the PL.

Talk of expelling them from the PL would be the death kneel for the PL as we know it and would mean significantly less £££ for all of the remaining clubs.

Like it or not the top 6 could have the PL by the balls here so to speak

Would it be the case that the 6 that are joining up will play their main players in the ESL and a mix for the league?

[Taylor]

Premier League statement:

The Premier League, alongside The FA, met with clubs today to discuss the immediate implications of the Super League proposal.

The 14 clubs at the meeting unanimously and vigorously rejected the plans for the competition.

The Premier League is considering all actions available to prevent it from progressing, as well as holding those Shareholders involved to account under its rules.

The League will continue to work with key stakeholders including fan groups, Government, UEFA, The FA, EFL, PFA and LMA to protect the best interests of the game and call on those clubs involved in the proposed competition to cease their involvement immediately. 

The Premier League would like to thank fans and all stakeholders for the support they have shown this week on this significant issue.

The reaction proves just how much our open pyramid and football community means to people.

I was expecting some more teeth

As was I until I heard the Palace chairman on last night.

The rest of the PL need these big clubs to stay in the PL.

Talk of expelling them from the PL would be the death kneel for the PL as we know it and would mean significantly less £££ for all of the remaining clubs.

Like it or not the top 6 could have the PL by the balls here so to speak

Would it be the case that the 6 that are joining up will play their main players in the ESL and a mix for the league?

That looks like the plan and would devalue the PL - as well as being against the rules.

I see Rashford has come out and tweeted against it (in a roundabout sort of way).

That will probably be the start of the high profile players coming out as well

[seafoid]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/04/20/european-super-league-clubs-face-lawsuit-billions-pull-competition/

European Super League clubs to face lawsuit for billions if they pull out of competition
Withdrawing without consent of other members could lead to legal action, especially if the multi-billion-pound competition collapsed

By Ben Rumsby20 April 2021 • 1:27pm

Manchester United, Liverpool and the other Super League clubs face being sued for billions of pounds if they pull out of the competition, Telegraph Sport has been told.
Amid claims Chelsea and Manchester City were wavering about taking part in the new European tournament, a source at one of the so-called 'Big Six' Premier League sides to sign up to it has confirmed they have penned a "binding agreement" to that effect.
The existence of such agreements, which were made public by Florentino Perez, the president of Real Madrid who has been named chairman of The Super League, could mean clubs being unable to withdraw even if the outrage it has provoked has caused them to think again.
Pulling out without the consent of the other members could leave them open to legal action, especially if that saw the multi-billion-pound competition collapse.
The same source described the last 48 hours since news of the Super League first broke as "a s---show" but expressed surprise at claims any of those involved were considering withdrawing given the consequences of doing so.
A source close to the competition itself said each of the 12 clubs had signed contracts to become an equal shareholder in it alongside another three clubs who had yet to do so.
Aleksander Ceferin, the president of Uefa, earlier issued a direct plea to the owners of the English clubs involved to change their minds about joining the rebel tournament.
Speaking at Uefa's annual congress, he said: "I would like to address the owners of some English clubs. Gentlemen, you have made a huge mistake. Some will say it is greed, others disdain, arrogance, flippancy or complete ignorance of England's football culture. Actually, it doesn't matter.
"What matters is that there is still time to change your mind. Everyone makes mistakes in life. English fans deserve to have you correct your mistake. They deserve respect."

[Cunny Funt]

Fair play to Pep Guardiola but I doubt his greedy owners will pay any attention.

"I'm uncomfortable" talking about this competition, which I only found out about on Sunday

"It is not a sport if success is guaranteed or if it doesn't matter when you lose," he told a news conference.

"I have said many times I want a successful Premier League, not just one team at the top.

"Sport is not sport when the relationship between effort and reward does not exist."

[GetOverTheBar]

Fair play to Pep Guardiola but I doubt his greedy owners will pay any attention.

"I'm uncomfortable" talking about this competition, which I only found out about on Sunday

"It is not a sport if success is guaranteed or if it doesn't matter when you lose," he told a news conference.

"I have said many times I want a successful Premier League, not just one team at the top.

"Sport is not sport when the relationship between effort and reward does not exist."

Every bit of creditable information suggests Man City and Chelsea only have joined for fear of being left behind. They will be the two clubs to break it up.

It's the American owners pushing this.

[Armagh18]

Premier League statement:

The Premier League, alongside The FA, met with clubs today to discuss the immediate implications of the Super League proposal.

The 14 clubs at the meeting unanimously and vigorously rejected the plans for the competition.

The Premier League is considering all actions available to prevent it from progressing, as well as holding those Shareholders involved to account under its rules.

The League will continue to work with key stakeholders including fan groups, Government, UEFA, The FA, EFL, PFA and LMA to protect the best interests of the game and call on those clubs involved in the proposed competition to cease their involvement immediately. 

The Premier League would like to thank fans and all stakeholders for the support they have shown this week on this significant issue.

The reaction proves just how much our open pyramid and football community means to people.

I was expecting some more teeth

Yawn. Gonna roll over by the sounds of that

[johnnycool]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/04/20/boris-johnson-greensill-european-super-league-keir-starmer-lockdown/

Boris Johnson is understood to have told the football authorities in the meeting that the Government should "drop a legislative bomb... now" to prevent the breakaway European Super League, according to multiple reports.

The Prime Minister told them "the Government will not stand by while a small handful of owners create a closed shop", a spokesman said following the meeting.  "He was clear that no action is off the table and the Government is exploring every possibility, including legislative options, to ensure these proposals are stopped."

Measures under consideration include preventing players of the clubs involved getting work visas and the withdrawal of police funding for match days.

The greedy six missed a trick by not making a donation to the Tory party.

[seafoid]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/04/20/boris-johnson-greensill-european-super-league-keir-starmer-lockdown/

Boris Johnson is understood to have told the football authorities in the meeting that the Government should "drop a legislative bomb... now" to prevent the breakaway European Super League, according to multiple reports.

The Prime Minister told them "the Government will not stand by while a small handful of owners create a closed shop", a spokesman said following the meeting.  "He was clear that no action is off the table and the Government is exploring every possibility, including legislative options, to ensure these proposals are stopped."

Measures under consideration include preventing players of the clubs involved getting work visas and the withdrawal of police funding for match days.

The greedy six missed a trick by not making a donation to the Tory party.

The Tories are afraid of working class voters. Boris Johnson wouldn't dare side with the ESL.

[johnnycool]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/04/20/boris-johnson-greensill-european-super-league-keir-starmer-lockdown/

Boris Johnson is understood to have told the football authorities in the meeting that the Government should "drop a legislative bomb... now" to prevent the breakaway European Super League, according to multiple reports.

The Prime Minister told them "the Government will not stand by while a small handful of owners create a closed shop", a spokesman said following the meeting.  "He was clear that no action is off the table and the Government is exploring every possibility, including legislative options, to ensure these proposals are stopped."

Measures under consideration include preventing players of the clubs involved getting work visas and the withdrawal of police funding for match days.

The greedy six missed a trick by not making a donation to the Tory party.

The Tories are afraid of working class voters. Boris Johnson wouldn't dare side with the ESL.

Is he fúck.

He's more concerned about lining his own pockets and those of his cronies.

PSG and Bayern Munich backing away from this by the looks of it..

[seafoid]

   https://www.ft.com/content/4f7291cf-1225-4127-8972-6e46cc3f1ce1

   Fabrizio Zaccari, head of the Brussels supporters club for Lazio, one of Rome's two big teams, and which has not joined the initiative, said it would ruin the integrity of the sport he loved.

"It will completely distort the system, creating a model that comes close to American show business and only helps the teams that will participate," he said. "But we should not be surprised. For years economic interests have been leading the sport to ruin."

[Taylor]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/04/20/boris-johnson-greensill-european-super-league-keir-starmer-lockdown/

Boris Johnson is understood to have told the football authorities in the meeting that the Government should "drop a legislative bomb... now" to prevent the breakaway European Super League, according to multiple reports.

The Prime Minister told them "the Government will not stand by while a small handful of owners create a closed shop", a spokesman said following the meeting.  "He was clear that no action is off the table and the Government is exploring every possibility, including legislative options, to ensure these proposals are stopped."

Measures under consideration include preventing players of the clubs involved getting work visas and the withdrawal of police funding for match days.

The greedy six missed a trick by not making a donation to the Tory party.

The Tories are afraid of working class voters. Boris Johnson wouldn't dare side with the ESL.

Is he fúck.

He's more concerned about lining his own pockets and those of his cronies.

PSG and Bayern Munich backing away from this by the looks of it..

PSG have only backed away because Qatar are their owners and they dont want the World Cup to be impacted.

You can be sure after the WC they will be in it.

Interestingly their president refused to take up the post vacated by Woodward and the Juve president

[BennyCake]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/04/20/boris-johnson-greensill-european-super-league-keir-starmer-lockdown/

Boris Johnson is understood to have told the football authorities in the meeting that the Government should "drop a legislative bomb... now" to prevent the breakaway European Super League, according to multiple reports.

The Prime Minister told them "the Government will not stand by while a small handful of owners create a closed shop", a spokesman said following the meeting.  "He was clear that no action is off the table and the Government is exploring every possibility, including legislative options, to ensure these proposals are stopped."

Measures under consideration include preventing players of the clubs involved getting work visas and the withdrawal of police funding for match days.

The greedy six missed a trick by not making a donation to the Tory party.

The Tories are afraid of working class voters. Boris Johnson wouldn't dare side with the ESL.

Boris and his mates will side with whoever offers them the most money.

[larryin89]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2021/04/20/boris-johnson-greensill-european-super-league-keir-starmer-lockdown/

Boris Johnson is understood to have told the football authorities in the meeting that the Government should "drop a legislative bomb... now" to prevent the breakaway European Super League, according to multiple reports.

The Prime Minister told them "the Government will not stand by while a small handful of owners create a closed shop", a spokesman said following the meeting.  "He was clear that no action is off the table and the Government is exploring every possibility, including legislative options, to ensure these proposals are stopped."

Measures under consideration include preventing players of the clubs involved getting work visas and the withdrawal of police funding for match days.

The greedy six missed a trick by not making a donation to the Tory party.

The Tories are afraid of working class voters. Boris Johnson wouldn't dare side with the ESL.

Boris and his mates will side with whoever offers them the most money.

Is that all that matters , have we learned nothing through this pandemic time . It's a tragedy this , American manure , they really are a soulless people.