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Spanish hammer their breakaway clubs; Tebas asks Infantino where he really stands

By Paul Nicholson

April 22 – Spain’s Laliga, and its clubs, are keeping their foot firmly on the pedal of opposition to the now fractured European Super League. With its two biggest clubs – Real Madrid and Barcelona – belligerent in their belief that the ESL is the way forward, the league’s clubs issued a statement rejecting the format, followed by a press conference that forcefully emphasised their unity in opposition.

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Super League ‘good guys’ PSG and Bayern topped UEFA distribution payments for 2019-20

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By David Owen

April 22 – The 2019-20 European club football season was overshadowed, interrupted and ultimately elongated by covid. Even so, UEFA still managed to distribute well over €2.4 billion to the clubs which took part in its main competitions.

Out in the cold: England’s Big-6 bosses feel the backlash as EPL reorganises, reviews begin

By Paul Nicholson

April 22 – With the European Super League dead in the water, at least in its latest incarnation, the Premier League has wasted no time in moving on the management of the renegade six clubs, stripping them of key positions on key Premier League committees and working groups.

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Bilbao fury as Euro 2020 hosting looks to have evaporated over fan guarantees

By Samindra Kunti

April 22 – The Spanish city of Bilbao looks to have become the first city to drop out of hosting Euro 2020 matches this summer, according to a statement published by the regional authorities on Wednesday.

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Real Madrid’s Perez says ESL revolution is not beaten, it’s just reloading

April 22 – Even in defeat, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez remains defiant. In an interview on Spanish radio, the Madrid supremo doubled down on the European Super League (ESL), claiming the proposed competition is “on standby”.

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PSG and Al-Khelaifi: the ESL ‘winners’ entrusted with the future of the ECA

By Andrew Warshaw

April 22 – When Paris St Germain were conspicuous by their absence as a member of the so-called “dirty Dozen” clubs who formed the elitist but ill-fated European Super League, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin made a point of personally praising PSG boss Nasser Al-Khelaifi for refusing to join the much derided cartel.

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JP Morgan feels blowback of ESL failure with sustainability rating downgrade

April 22 – American bank JP Morgan, who underwrote initial investment in the European Super League (ESL), have been hit with a downgraded sustainability rating as integrity issues have been raised over the bank’s role in the wake of the ESL collapse.

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Glazer’s rhetorical grovel maintains reform still needed. Fans sceptical of apology

April 22 – As the repercussions of the collapse of the European Super League begin to take shape, Manchester United’s American co-chairman Joel Glazer has become the latest high-profile figure to “apologise unreservedly” to fans for the club’s involvement in the aborted project, saying United failed to show respect to the “deep-rooted traditions” of the English game.

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Integrity chief Medeiros says ESL is the most dramatic crisis ever, what happens next is crucial

Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros

By Paul Nicholson

April 22 – Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, former European Leagues boss and head of global integrity group SIGA, has said the collapse of the European Super League proposal presents a “unique opportunity to redefine European football” and move away from the days of the ‘gun on the table’ negotiations of Europe’s super wealthy clubs.

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Japanese sports giant Dentsu renews with AFC for next rights cycle

April 22 – Japanese sports marketing giant Dentsu has renewed its deal with The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), continuing as its commercial partner for the 2021-24 rights cycle.

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Super League left in ruins as Inter, AC Milan and Atletico drop out, Juve to follow

By Samindra Kunti

April 21 – More nails were hammered into the coffin of the European Super League breakaway plan this morning (Wednesday) with rebel clubs Inter Milan, AC Milan and Atletico Madrid all officially announcing they are withdrawing in the wake of the departure of England’s Big Six Premier League clubs.

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Super League pact collapses as English clubs crumble under pressure

By Andrew Warshaw

April 21 – It took months of secret behind the scenes negotiations to put together but disintegrated just 48 hours after its launch.

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Uefa reports €74 million deficit for covid-hit 2019-20 financial year

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By David Owen

April 21 – The European football body UEFA has posted a deficit of €73.9 million for the covid-hit 2019-20 financial year.

Taxi for Woodward: Man Utd boss hastens Old Trafford exit

April 21 – Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward (pictured) has become the first high-profile victim of the European Super League’s dramatic collapse on Tuesday evening. He resigned and will step down from his role at the end of 2021.

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UEFA elections: Martin takes seat at FIFA’s top table, Christillin keeps hers

April 21- Irish FA president David Martin (pictured) has been elected as a FIFA vice-president after winning the vote for the position reserved for the four British associations.