Chelsea Preparing to Withdraw From European Super League
Chelsea Preparing to Withdraw From European Super League
Chelsea and Manchester City are preparing to withdraw from the European Super League (ESL).
Efforts to leave come just two days after both were announced as two of six English clubs to sign up to the controversial new competition.
The ESL has been widely criticised since being announced on Sunday.
Around 1,000 fans gathered outside Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge home ground before their game against Brighton on Tuesday to protest their involvement.
Chelsea and City were part of English football’s ‘big six’ clubs – alongside Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Tottenham – to have agreed to join the new league.
In total, 12 European clubs announced their intentions to form the breakaway league, which they hoped to establish as a new midweek competition.
It was condemned by football authorities and government ministers in the UK and across Europe by UEFA and league associations.
Chelsea was the first club to indicate they will not press ahead with plans and City followed soon after.
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Chelsea and City were not drivers of this plan, they were the last to sign and feared being left behind.
It is not clear how easy it is or how binding the contracts are.
Clearly, something changed on Tuesday, whether it was the backlash, the worldwide condemnation, the political pressure, or whether the players have had their say.
