Two of the English sides involved in the formation of the Super League are perceived to be close to dissolution after all the controversy that the plans have attracted.
In addition to a huge amount of backlash, which has seen supporters protest outside the arenas and on social media, there have also been threats from UEFA and FIFA to fire the teams and players from all other competitions if they choose to join this new attitude.
UEFA’s Alexander Ceferin confirms: “Players who will play in the Super League will be banned from playing in the World Cup and Euro. Ceferin. They are not allowed to play for their national teams “. ??? #SuperLeague
– Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 19, 2021
It became clear on Monday how small players and managers had known about the situation. Liverpool’s James Milner publicly admitted he hated the idea, while the Manchester United squad was less than impressed by it all.
Football has never seen this level of negativity, and according to the Daily Mail Oliver Holt, the pressure seems to be too much for two of the sides involved.
“Hearing the first cracks may begin to appear in ESL’s ugly, deformed building,” he wrote. “Told two English clubs are close to losing their nerve.”
“I will try to help arrange this in some way.”
Jurgen Klopp has spoken about the European Super League proposals in tonight’s press conference after the match. # MNF pic.twitter.com/v1n6OlTJm6
– Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 19, 2021
Without mentioning which sides are struggling, it is up to you to decide which of United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal have been swallowed up by the drama.
What we can do, however, is look at something that may very well be completely unrelated – the fact that two of these sites were hesitant to begin with.
Many sources, including Mail Mike Keegan and the Telegraph’s Matt Law, say neither Chelsea nor City were particularly involved in the creation of the tournament and actually received a take-it-or-leave-it offer on Friday when they were informed that the rest of their rivals planned to gather all the power and money for themselves.
Chelsea and City joined at the last minute | Pool / Getty Images
Both teams are perceived to have chosen because of the fear of being left behind by rivals who could put in billions and billions, which would obviously make it harder to beat them in the Premier League.
None of the clubs care much about the money (which almost makes their commitment worse) and have instead only signed up to remain competitive, but with all the backlash that has come their way, it is quite possible that their already low feelings towards the Super League has fallen even more.
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