London (AFP) – Tottenham confirmed on Tuesday that former midfielder Ryan Mason would be in caretaker charge until the end of the season following the sacking of Jose Mourinho. Mourinho was dismissed on Monday following a disappointing run of form that has left Spurs struggling to qualify for next season's Champions League. Former Spurs and […]

Montreux (Switzerland) (AFP) – FIFA boss Gianni Infantino on Tuesday blasted the proposed European Super League and warned that the clubs involved could face "consequences". Twelve major clubs launched plans Monday for a new breakaway league which would drastically change the landscape of the world's most popular sport. "At FIFA we can only and strongly […]

London (AFP) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will host a meeting of football chiefs and fans' representatives on Tuesday as they consider what action to take over the proposed European Super League. It comes as FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the world governing body "disapproves" of the widely condemned breakaway competition, which has triggered […]

Montreux (Switzerland) (AFP) – FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Tuesday there is "no doubt whatsoever" that football's world governing body "disapproves" of the proposed European Super League (ESL) and that clubs involved could face "consequences". Twelve major clubs launched plans Monday for a new breakaway league which would drastically change the landscape of the […]

Montreux (Switzerland) (AFP) – FIFA president Gianni Infantino is expected to deliver his verdict on the European Super League on Tuesday after the widely condemned breakaway competition triggered threats of legal action and punitive measures. European body UEFA will look to support from the world football chief at its congress in Switzerland as it attempts […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said on Tuesday that no club will be thrown out of the Champions League for joining a proposed European Super League (ESL). On Monday, six Premier League teams — Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur — joined forces with Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said on Tuesday that plans by 12 clubs including the Spanish giants to form a European Super League (ESL) were made to save football. On Monday, six Premier League teams — Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur — joined forces with Madrid, Barcelona […]

Paris (AFP) – Plans for a Super League announced by 12 of European football's most powerful clubs plunged the game into an unprecedented crisis on Monday as the UK government threatened to invoke competition law to block a breakaway. Six Premier League teams — Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur — […]

Leeds (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he was not consulted by the club's owners on singing up to a European Super League (ESL) and criticised plans for the competition's proposed format. The Reds are one of 12 clubs to agree to a breakaway ESL that has sparked a furious reaction from […]

London (AFP) – Britain's government vowed Monday to do "whatever it takes" to protect football, raising the possibility of invoking competition law to block a proposed new European Super League by breakaway clubs. Culture and sports secretary Oliver Dowden said he had held urgent talks with the heads of the Premier League, English Football Association […]

London (AFP) – Bruno Fernandes joined the heated debate on the European Super League as the Manchester United midfielder appeared to question the controversial plan on Monday. United are one of 12 clubs to have agreed to join the breakaway league, which aims to replace the Champions League with a more lucrative invitation-only competition. Manchester […]

Montreux (Switzerland) (AFP) – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin on Monday slammed clubs involved in plans for a breakaway Super League and launched stinging attacks on Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli as well as Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward. "I've seen many things in my life. I've been a criminal lawyer for 20 years but I've […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich both said on Monday they were against proposals to form a European Super League. Overnight, 12 of Europe's most powerful clubs announced the launch of the so-called Super League to oversee a new midweek competition, but there are no German clubs involved. "FC Bayern have […]

Berlin (AFP) – From the creation of the first continental club cups in the 1950s to the announcement of a private Super League, European football has been torn between its traditions and the big clubs' desire for more money. 1955: the launch as a private super league While there had been cross-border club competitions, such […]

Montreux (Switzerland) (AFP) – UEFA will announce the final decision over the host cities for this year's delayed Euro 2020 on Friday, with Munich, Bilbao and Dublin in danger of being dropped from the list if the trio cannot welcome spectators to stadiums. On Monday, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said European football's governing body "postponed […]