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- Mar 31, 2015
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Arsenal have pulled out!
I mean City and Chelsea have already pulled out. This means the rest of them right?
They only use that threat to get more autonomy. The NCAA controls the very lucrative March Madness contract, and it would be difficult for the P5 to replicate that by going on their own, not to mention the outrage that would occur if they tried (see ESL for an example).
The world isn’t tuning in for Krasnodar v Shaktar.
Liverpool statement light on context and contrition.
FSG out
I’ve always figured that much. But I figured they weren’t worse than others (Glazers for one).Yeah they’re complete pieces of shit. They would do anything to the club if it made a buck.
The last few days have shown us yet again the depth of feeling our supporters around the world have for this great club and the game we love.
We needed no reminding of this but the response from supporters in recent days has given us time for further reflection and deep thought.
It was never our intention to cause such distress, however when the invitation to join the Super League came, while knowing there were no guarantees, we did not want to be left behind to ensure we protected Arsenal and its future.
As a result of listening to you and the wider football community over recent days we are withdrawing from the proposed Super League. We made a mistake, and we apologise for it.
We know it will take time to restore your faith in what we are trying to achieve here at Arsenal but let us be clear that the decision to be part of the Super League was driven by our desire to protect Arsenal, the club you love, and to support the game you love through greater solidarity and financial stability.
Stability is essential for the game to prosper and we will continue to strive to bring the security the game needs to move forward.
The system needs to be fixed. We must work together to find solutions which protect the future of the game and harness the extraordinary power football has to get us on the edge of our seats.
Finally, we know this has been hugely unsettling at the end of what has been an incredibly difficult year for us all.
Our aim is always to make the right decisions for this great football club, to protect it for the future and to take us forward. We didn’t make the right decision here, which we fully accept.
We have heard you.
The Arsenal Board
Liverpool Football Club can confirm that our involvement in proposed plans to form a European Super League has been discontinued.
In recent days, the club has received representations from various key stakeholders, both internally and externally, and we would like to thank them for their valuable contributions.
Spurs the last English team left?
If this was Florentino's way of trying to strong arm UEFA into giving in to their demands, any sort of leverage they had is flying out the window right now.
Outrage from fans and Congress.Outrage from who? There's been as much talk of the smaller conferences breaking away from the Power 5 as there has been the Power 5 leaving the NCAA.
The Super League will not be the last attempt by the biggest clubs in Europe to wrestle power from UEFA.
The Power 5 will eventually leave the NCAA.
There's a common trajectory here that will eventually become a reality.
Basketball is not lucrative enough to hold big time football back.
Ok, watching other import stuff right now and Twitter is bonkers so must’ve missed itThey're out