Six English clubs join breakaway to form new European Super League (Photo: Shutterstock)Six English clubs have agreed to join a new breakaway European Super League, it has been announced. A joint statement read: “Twelve of Europe’s leading football clubs have today come together to announce they have agreed to establish a new midweek competition, the Super League, governed by its founding clubs. “AC Milan, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur have all joined as founding clubs. It added: “The formation of the Super League comes at a time when the global pandemic has accelerated the instability in the existing European football economic model. “The pandemic has shown that a strategic vision and a sustainable commercial approach are required to enhance value and support for the benefit of the entire European football pyramid.

Source: Express April 19, 2021 00:22 UTC