The condemnation of the latest Super League proposals came swiftly and unequivocally.
First Manchester United, then Manchester City, then the Premier League and leading football figures. All quickly stated their opposition to a new freshened up European competition being proposed by A22, the company behind the original Super League idea which was shot down within 72 hours in 2021.
Back then 12 teams - including English clubs Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham - had signed up to the breakaway competition. They were greeted with a huge backlash. Widespread fury and condemnation from fans, European domestic leagues and even government, lead to the collapse of the plan.
This rehashed version, refloated after a European court ruling that UEFA did not have a monopoly on competitions, soon looked to be sunk for the foreseeable future, such was the almost unanimous opposition. Real Madrid and Barcelona, though, maintain an interest.
Yesterday there was no way the majority of clubs or organisations were going to allow itself to be caught flirting with the idea again. Manchester United and City, Bayern Munich, PSG led the way.
Manchester United were first to release a statement backing the existing UEFA competition. It read: "Our position has not changed. We remain fully committed to participation in Uefa competitions, and to positive cooperation with Uefa, the Premier League, and fellow clubs through the ECA on the continued development of the European game."
Manchester City, while not making a new statement, pointed to its position two years ago disowning the proposal. Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said in June 2021: “Our assessment was wrong. We took a decision, I took a decision on this
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