June 10 – England’s six rebel clubs have reached a £22 million financial settlement with the Premier League for their role in the European Super League debacle.
Any future attempts to break away by the six clubs – Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham – will see them face a £25 million fine and 30-point deduction.
“The six clubs involved in proposals to form a European Super League have acknowledged once again that their actions were a mistake, and have reconfirmed their commitment to the Premier League and the future of the English game,” said the FA and the Premier League in a joint statement, highlighting that the clubs had “collectively agreed” to make a payment of £22 million as “a gesture of goodwill”.
“They have wholeheartedly apologised to their fans, fellow clubs, the Premier League and the FA. The Premier League and the FA have worked closely together throughout this process, and this agreement brings both investigations into the matter to a conclusion.”
It is understood that the club owners will pay the fines themselves. UEFA fined nine of the ESL clubs last month. The English Big Six as well as AC Milan, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid agreed to pay £13.4 million between them and have 5% of their UEFA competition revenues held for one season, starting in 2023-24.
UEFA then opened disciplinary proceedings against the three rebel clubs FC Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus, who remained defiant to their cause, saying they would face “appropriate action”. However UEFA announced that the disciplinary proceedings against the three clubs have been paused.
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