Football supporters demonstrate against the proposed European Super League outside of Stamford Bridge football stadium in London on April 20, 2021, ahead of the English Premier League match between Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion. Adrian DENNIS / AFPChelsea are the latest Premier League club to issue a grovelling apology to supporters for their involvement in plans for a breakaway European Super League , that collapsed within 48 hours this week.
The closed-shop format and repercussions for national leagues sparked outrage across the world from governments, governing bodies, players and fans. “As concerns were raised following the announcement, the club took a step back to listen and speak to supporters. Following those conversations and taking into account the extremely strong views against the proposal, we reassessed our initial decision and decided we did not want to be part of this league.
“This is something we had strong concerns about from the start and were confident would have been addressed during a further consultation process with various stakeholders, along with other concepts in the proposal about which we had reservations.
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