Archyde April 21, 2021 by archyde Published on : 20/04/2021 – 22:18 Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham and Arsenal announced on Tuesday that they were pulling out of the highly controversial European Super League plan they had presented along with seven other European clubs. According to several British media, Chelsea would also intend to turn their backs on this competition. Dropped by five English clubs, the private European Super League project, in head-on competition with the Champions League, lost, Tuesday, April 20, nearly half of its founders, powerless in the face of threats from football authorities and the outcry of supporters. Manchester City were the first to give in, announcing in a statement that they had “formally initiated the procedure to withdraw from the group responsible for developing the European Super League project”. And at the end of the evening, four other English clubs followed: Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal.