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SUPER LEAGUE BOSS THREATENS PREMIERSHIP ‘BIG SIX’ WITH FINE FOR LEAVING

The president of the controversial competition, which was met with a huge backlash when it was announced on Sunday, discussed teams U-turning, penalty fees for leaving, Jurgen Klopp and Chelsea…

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PREMIER LEAGUE SET TO SACK EXECUTIVES OF MAN UNITED, CHELSEA AND OTHER SUPER LEAGUE FLIRTS

Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham have all been forced into a humbling U-turn after receiving intense criticism That is not all, according to British…

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RELUCTANTLY, EUROPEAN SUPER LEAGUE FOUNDER, AGNELLI SHELVES THE PROJECT

The European Super League collapsed on Wednesday (April 21) as eight of the 12 founding members from England, Italy and Spain abandoned the breakaway project under massive pressure from…

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MAN CITY CLOSE ON PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE AFTER 2-1 WIN AT VILLA

Manchester City recovered from conceding a very early goal to win 2-1 at Aston Villa on Wednesday (April 21) and move a step closer to the Premier League…

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SUPER EAGLES WOULD HAVE BEEN LEAST AFRICAN TEAM AFFECTED IF EUROPEAN SUPER LEAGUE HAD LIVED

BY KUNLE SOLAJA With a possible FIFA worldwide ban on clubs and their players involved in the now crumbling European Super League, Nigeria’s Super Eagles will be the…

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BREAKAWAY EUROPEAN SUPER LEAGUE FOUNDER, AGNELLI GIVES UP

Breakaway European Super League (ESL) founder and Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli said on Wednesday that the league can no longer go ahead after six English clubs withdrew. Asked whether…

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ATLETICO MADRID PULL OUT OF SUPER LEAGUE

Atletico Madrid have become the latest club to abandon the doomed Super League project, a statement from the La Liga side said on Wednesday (April 21). They became…

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BREAKAWAY SUPER LEAGUE FLOORS FIFA, UEFA AT SPANISH COURT

The World and European soccer bodies, Fifa and Uefa, must not prevent12 of the continent’s leading clubs from creating a breakaway Super League, a Spanish commercial court said…

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EUROPEAN SUPER LEAGUE TO ‘RESHAPE’ AFTER ENGLISH CLUBS QUIT

The breakaway European Super League, rocked by the departure of six English clubs on Tuesday (April 20), said it would now focus on efforts to “reshape the project”. “Despite…

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NOW, ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS PULL OUT OF EUROPEAN SUPER LEAGUE

Europe’s rebel soccer league crumbled just 48 hours after a dozen of the continent’s elite teams triggered an outcry from the sport’s authorities, politicians and fans with their…

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BREAKING: SUPER LEAGUE CRUMBLES AS UNITED JOIN CITY AND CHELSEA IN PULLING OUT!

Manchester United have announced their withdrawal from the controversial European Super League. The announcement came late Tuesday, night via the club’s verified twitter handle. “We will not be…

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MAN CITY QUIT BREAKAWAY LEAGUE, CHELSEA SET TO FOLLOW

Manchester City started the process of withdrawing from the breakaway European Super League on Tuesday (April 20) less than 72 hours after agreeing to join, with Chelsea also reported to…

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MAN UNITED CHIEF, ED WOODWARD RESIGNS OVER BREAKAWAY SUPER LEAGUE

Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward, one of the leading figures in the breakaway European Super League project, has tendered his resignation to the Premier League club, according…

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FACEBOOK DENIES LINK WITH BREAKAWAY SUPER LEAGUE

Facebook has said that it is not in discussions with a coalition of European football teams called the Super League to acquire broadcasting rights to the proposed competition, while…

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UEFA WEIGHS $9.6 BILLION CENTRICUS DEAL TO STOP BREAKAWAY SUPER LEAGUE

UEFA is in discussions with Centricus Asset Management over a €6 billion (S$9.6 billion) financing package to overhaul its flagship football tournament and stop plans for a new breakaway Super…

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FIFA VOWS ‘CONSEQUENCES’ FOR BREAKAWAY SUPER LEAGUE CLUBS

Fifa president Gianni Infantino on Tuesday (April 20) warned that clubs involved in the European Super League could face “consequences”, as the backlash built against the deeply divisive…

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DOWNBEAT JOSE MOURINHO IS PICTURED LEAVING SPURS’ TRAINING BASE FOR THE LAST TIME

Jose Mourinho has been spotted leaving Tottenham’s training ground hours after the axe was wielded on his tumultuous reign. The 58-year-old was dismissed on Monday morning with the…

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REAL MADRID PRESIDENT, PEREZ IS SUPER LEAGUE’S FIRST PRESIDENT

The European Super League has been announced, with Florentino Perez, president of Real Madrid, named as the first chairman of the competition. A joint statement was released by the…

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REAL MADRID, BARCELONA AND ATLETICO ARE ALSO SUPER LEAGUE’S FOUNDING MEMBERS

While major attention has been focused on the English Premier League’s big six club joining the controversial breakaway European Super League, Sports Village Square has also learnt that…

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SUPER LEAGUE FULL STATEMENT AND COMPETITION FORMAT

Twelve of Europe’s leading football clubs have today [Sunday] come together to announce they have agreed to establish a new mid-week competition, the Super League, governed by its…

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REACTIONS TRAIL ENGLISH CLUBS DECLARATION FOR BREAKAWAY EUROPEAN SUPER LEAGUE

The Big Six of English football have joined a new European Super League — scheduled to start ‘as soon as practicable’ — in a seismic move that has triggered…

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