Players, pundits and fans cheered a"beautiful day for football" after the breakaway European Super League unravelled with the withdrawal of the six English clubs who had signed up to the controversial competition.REUTERS: Players, pundits and fans cheered a"beautiful day for football" after the breakaway European Super League unravelled with the withdrawal of the six English clubs who had signed up to the controversial competition.
Former Manchester United captain Rio Ferdinand, a fierce critic of the breakaway competition from the outset, said the teams were coming to their senses. They ended up chanting,"We saved football!" after reports filtered through that Chelsea were abandoning the project. "It was a position that, by design, could have divided our game, but instead, it has unified us all."
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