Why did the European Super League sparked a storm of protests?
As soon as Florentino Perez, president of the famous Real Madrid club, announced on Sunday April 18 the creation of a new European football competition that includes twelve clubs from the elite of European clubs, called the European Super League, and a storm of protests erupted from the leaders of the European Union. Politicians, officials of the European Football Association (UEFA), and fan.
It seems that the wave of protests was so strong that it prompted Manchester City to announce in an official statement that it had taken official measures to withdraw from the group that established the European Super League, and Chelsea FC announced that it was heading to a similar step, and would in turn withdraw from the new European competition. After it was announced that the two clubs would participate.
In turn, Jordan Henderson, captain of the Liverpool team, was quick to tweet on his Twitter account, to confirm that the collective position of the players of the famous English team is to reject the European Super League, and said, "Our commitment to this club and to its fans is an absolute and unlimited commitment.
And immediately British Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomed this approach by both Manchester City and Chelsea, and said that the decision of the two clubs is the right decision, and other steps will follow in the same direction.
Johnson has previously said the planned tournament "will strike the heart of the local game and cause fans to worry across the country.
Reference: BBC
