04/21/2021 9:54 AM
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Updated 04/21/2021 9:54 AM
What was announced with great fanfare, with the intention of revolutionizing and empowering world football,
finally was shipwrecked
. Less than 48 hours after the official announcement, and after criticism and pressure from
UEFA
,
FIFA
, various federations, clubs, players and fans, the bleeding began:
Arsenal
,
Chelsea
,
Liverpool
,
Manchester City
,
Manchester United
and
Tottenham
they were the first to slam the door to the brand new
European Super League
.
After their departures, it was finally
decided to put a momentary brake on the idea to "rebuild the current project
.
"
Thus, it was expected that in the next few hours, the rest of the 12 founding clubs, which were still part, would announce their departure.
And that was what happened this Wednesday first thing in the morning with
Atlético de Madrid
and
Inter
who, through a statement on their official pages, reported their goodbye to the famous, controversial and already truncated Super League: "The Board of Directors of the Atlético de Madrid, meeting this Wednesday morning,
has decided to formally communicate to the Super League and the rest of the founding clubs its decision not to finally formalize its adherence to the project. "
The Colchonero group has been studying the possibility of abandoning the project since Tuesday at the last minute and,
after confirming that they will not have to pay any compensation to the investment fund for their departure, they finally made the announcement.
The same happened with Inter, who reported:
"FC Internazionale Milano confirms that the club is no longer part of the Super League project.
We are always committed to providing fans with the best football experience; innovation and inclusion have been part of our DNA since our founding.
Our commitment to all stakeholders to improve the football industry will never change. "
Thus, after the departure of Inter and Aleti, added to the resignation of the English clubs, only
Real Madrid
(
Florentino Pérez
is the president of the Superliga)
,
Barcelona
,
Juventus
and
Milan
continued in the project
.
But now the Italians also left.
Total paper.
The complete statement of Atlético de Madrid
The Atlético de Madrid Board of Directors, meeting this Wednesday morning,
has decided to formally communicate to the Superliga and the rest of the founding clubs its decision not to finally formalize its adherence to the project.
Atlético de Madrid made the decision last Monday to join this project in
response to circumstances that no longer exist today.
For the club, harmony is essential between all the groups that make up the rojiblanca family,
especially our fans.
The first team squad and their coach have shown their satisfaction with the club's decision,
understanding that sporting merits must prevail over any other criteria.
Official statementhttps: //t.co/mCSfbRXar4
- Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) April 21, 2021
Inter's full statement
FC Internazionale Milano confirms that the club is no longer part of the Superliga project.
We are always committed to providing fans with the best soccer experience;
innovation and inclusion have been part of our DNA since our founding.
Our commitment to all stakeholders to improve the soccer industry will never change.
Inter believes that football, like any sector of activity,
must have an interest in constantly improving its competitions, in order to continue to excite fans of all ages around the world, within a framework of economic sustainability.
With this vision, we will
continue to work together with institutions
and all stakeholders for the future of the sport that we all love.
📢 |
COMMUNICATION
Official statement from FC Internazionale Milano 👉 https://t.co/gF5hgZHyEU#FCIM
- Inter (@Inter_es) April 21, 2021
Look also
The letter from the president of Conmebol to UEFA for the Super League
Superliga: suspension and "we are going to remodel the project"
Superliga: the caps of the shipwreck
