5:30 AM ET RIP the Super League. A group of 12 “elite” European clubs attempted to start a new breakaway competition only to have it crumble in the space of 72 hours. If it seems like a chaotic blur, that’s largely because that is what the lifespan of the doomed competition ultimately amounted to. –
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4:12 AM ET Liverpool‘s principal owner John W. Henry has issued an apology to fans the day after his club were forced to back out of the crumbling European Super League due to widespread outrage across the football community. The Merseyside team and the five other clubs from the Premier League announced on Tuesday that
8:19 AM ET The grandson of legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly has said he would be happy for his grandfather’s statue to be removed from outside Anfield in protest at the club’s European Super League (ESL) proposal. Liverpool announced that they would be the founding members of the breakaway league alongside AC Milan, Arsenal, Atletico
3:11 PM ET Ed Woodward has resigned as Manchester United executive vice-chairman after eight years in the role, the club announced. The former JP Morgan investment banker, who succeeded David Gill as the man in charge of United’s day-to-day operations in 2012, had been planning to step down at the end of the season, sources
5:13 PM ET Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter by a jury Tuesday for his role in the murder of George Floyd last May outside of a local convenience store. Floyd’s death, and the video which showed Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for
9:49 PM ET One of the army of PR folks hired by the 12 clubs behind the Super League notified media late Tuesday that, after an emergency meeting, the project was “suspended.” Yeah, suspended by a thread over a giant pit of derision, incompetence and failure. – Super League chaos as English clubs withdraw– Woodward
8:00 AM ET Since the shock news of a proposed new European Super League broke on Sunday, the backlash has continued apace. Many notable stars, past and present, and even several clubs have voiced their opposition to the concept and expressed concerns over the ramifications for the game — some earnestly, some with tongue firmly
7:10 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The January transfer window might seem like a distant memory, but that doesn’t mean the rumour mill has shut down! Speculation over summer moves is heating up, so check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Dortmund eye Silva as Haaland replacement Borussia
6:35 PM ET Stamford Bridge is an unusual setting for a people’s revolution. Kensington and Chelsea has long been the most expensive borough to buy a house in the United Kingdom, the archetypal rich man’s playground where fantasies like a Super League are dreamt up. Blues owner Roman Abramovich has done more than most to
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1:59 PM ET Chelsea have decided to begin the process of pulling out of the proposed European Super League, sources have told ESPN’s James Olley. The development comes ahead of Chelsea’s Premier League match against Brighton on Tuesday at Stamford Bridge. The reserval is a stunning U-turn for the London club following Sunday’s announcement that
6:00 AM ET Even at the tender age of 17, Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham isn’t surprised by the trajectory his career has taken in the past year. “Not really,” he told ESPN. “I have worked so hard to get here, and I’m working so hard now to be able to compete and do well
5:00 AM ET They say that every cloud — no matter how dark, stormy and ugly — carries a silver lining, and in Spanish football terms, that might be how Sevilla FC are feeling right now. It’s hard to avoid viewing the European Super League project, which was self-indulgently and haphazardly introduced to a largely
1:37 AM ET Tottenham Hotspur‘s decision to sack manager Jose Mourinho just days before their League Cup final against Manchester City is “crazy,” former England skipper Wayne Rooney said. Rooney, who played under Mourinho when the Portuguese was in charge at Manchester United, said Spurs should have waited until after Sunday’s final to pull the
7:19 AM ET The 12 rebel clubs planning to form a European Super League (ESL) are “ready for dialogue” with domestic leagues and UEFA, sources have told ESPN. With widespread hostility and opposition to the ESL proposal announced on Sunday from within football and also from political leaders such as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson
6:22 AM ET FIFA president Gianni Infantino told the 12 breakaway European Super League clubs on Tuesday that they could not be “half in, half out” of the established football system and must face up to the reality of their decision. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only) Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United,
5:52 AM ET Real Madrid president Florentino Perez — chairman of the proposed breakaway European Super League — has suggested football matches should be shortened to win back the interest of new generations of fans. Perez, recently re-elected unopposed at Madrid for another four years, became the first senior figure involved in the Super League
7:04 PM ET Twelve of Europe’s top clubs announced on Sunday they were launching a breakaway Super League, headed by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez. AC Milan, Arsenal FC, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, Internazionale, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur have all joined as founding clubs, the statements added. Madrid
8:34 PM ET Alex Kirkland Florentino Perez has said he’s “completely sure” Real Madrid and other Super League participants won’t be thrown out of this season’s Champions League over their role in the proposed breakaway group — and blasted the current competition’s format, saying it’s “only attractive from the quarterfinals” and clubs “will all die”
12:39 PM ET Did anything happen in soccer this weekend? Besides the announcement of a Super League — with a Q&A breaking it down — yes, we had plenty of on-pitch action too. Man City’s quadruple quest was crushed at Wembley by Chelsea in the FA Cup semifinal, while Tottenham followed the Super League news
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