Manchester City has made official through a statement released on its social networks its withdrawal from the European Super League project whose creation was announced on Sunday night with the English club as one of its founders.
"Manchester City Football Club can confirm that it has formally initiated procedures to withdraw from the group developing plans for a European Super League," the statement said.
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This afternoon, the City coach, Pep Guardiola, had added his voice to that of dozens of players, commentators or those in charge - current or historical - of the sport who have rejected the project: “A sport ceases to be a sport when the relationship between effort and success does not exist.
It is not a sport if success is already guaranteed in advance, and it doesn't matter if you win or lose, ”Guardiola said.
His colleagues Jürgen Klopp, from Liverpool, and especially Marcelo Bielsa, from Leeds, have already been against it.
At Leeds-Liverpool, the local players came out wearing a jersey that read: “Win it on the pitch.
Soccer belongs to the fans ”.
Club statement.https: //t.co/GeNQZn8091
- Manchester City (@ManCity) April 20, 2021
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