The reports of the Super League first broke on Sunday afternoon, around the time Arsenal equalised against Fulham. Here's the story of how supporters forced the six clubs' owners into an embarrassing U-turn within 48 hours of the Super League's controversial unveiling. Even Tottenham Hotspur sacking Jose Mourinho was relegated in the news agenda by this seismic event in football. Manchester City's withdrawal followed then came the apologies, resignations and widespread backpedalling.īut out of this, in a year when fans have been unable to attend matches due to the coronavirus pandemic and the sport has reverberated around empty stadiums, the club owners can be under no illusion as to how important supporters are to football. A cheer went up as if they'd won the league. Reports emerged Chelsea were preparing to pull out. Minutes later, the house of cards began to fall. Another was: "It's not football anymore." Some more colourful chants were directed solely at Real Madrid president Florentino Perez. "You greedy bastards, you're ruining our club," was one chant. The anger against the proposed Super League - announced late Sunday night - was there in blue and white, a physical manifestation of the outpouring of fury from around the United Kingdom at the plans of the 12 clubs to form the breakaway league. Lowe: How Spain reacted to Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico split Olley: Premier League after Super League collapse: Big Six facing legal issues?
Marcotti, Ogden: Super League fallout: UEFA, Champions League reform again? It led to Chelsea legend and the club's technical advisor, Petr Cech, coming out onto Fulham Road, pleading with Chelsea's fans to move on, promising to "sort it out" and reminding them "you have a team." Chelsea's team bus was marooned outside their home ground, just a couple of hours before kickoff against Brighton & Hove Albion on Tuesday night. The roar from outside Stamford Bridge reverberated around a corner of southwest London, but it was felt throughout the footballing world. Super League collapses: How fan reaction, revolt helped end English clubs' breakaway
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