English clubs signal swift withdrawal of European Super League idea
Chelsea fans celebrate outside Stamford Bridge in West London after it was announced the club would be applying to withdraw from the European Super League. There has been widespread hostility towards proposals for a new elite league of European football clubs, which opponents say will kill competition and damage the sport. Photo: Ben Cawthra/Sipa USA 21 April 2021 12:07pm When the owners of 12 of Europe’s top football clubs announced on Sunday that they would be forming a closed-shop European Super League, they could not have expected the backlash that followed. Such has been t...