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Gianni Infantino
person12 of Europe's biggest clubs have agreed to join the Wall Street-financed breakaway league. UEFA has threatened to ban the clubs from domestic and international competition, vowing to fight the move. European Super League will feature 20 clubs in all and run alongside domestic leagues such as the Premier League.
Liverpool Football Club
organizationLiverpool have announced they are pulling out of the European Super League. The Reds released a short, dismissive statement late on Tuesday confirming the news. Liverpool along with five other Premier League teams look to embed themselves in a closed shop league which would all but abolish the Champions League.
Pep Guardiola
personPep Guardiola says European Super League is 'not a sport' if success is guaranteed for certain clubs. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan announced they had created a breakaway competition in which none of the founding members could be relegated. Manchester City become the first of the 12 founder clubs to withdraw.
Netflix
organizationNetflix had projected it would add 6 million subscribers in the first quarter. Instead, it added 3.98 million, a 75% decline from a year ago. The company's stock price was down about 11% in after-hours trading.
the Super League
organizationChelsea and Manchester City indicate their intention to withdraw. Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has also quit. Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain opposed the Super League. Borussia Mönchengladbach join RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund in condemning the plans.
Boris Johnson
personBritish PM will announce a new pledge to cut carbon emissions by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels. easyJet holidayseasyJet holidays is due to resume some of its package holidays. Pubs, restaurants, non-essential shops, hairdressers and gyms have reopened.
Chelsea
organizationManchester City confirm they intend to withdraw and Chelsea understood to be pulling out. Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson had called a meeting of his fellow Premier League skippers. Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has also quit.
Derek Chauvin
personDerek Chauvin was found guilty on all three charges of unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Vice President Kamala Harris said even a guilty verdict cannot "take away the pain" House voted 216 to 210 on Tuesday to reject a Republican effort to censure Rep. Maxine Waters.
Derek Chauvin
personDerek Chauvin found guilty on all three counts of second degree unintentional murder, third degree murder and second degree manslaughter. Chauvin faces up to 40 years in prison for second-degree murder. Floyd's death last May ignited a wave of public protests that rocked the nation.
ESL
organizationEd Woodward has quit as Manchester United executive vice-chairman. Woodward quit as the controversial European Super League project lay dead in the water. The clubs involved in the breakaway cartel were forced to abandon the £4.6billion project. Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are also understood to be in favour of withdrawing.
Ed Woodward
personManchester City have already confirmed their withdrawal, with Chelsea set to follow also. Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are also understood to be preparing to withdraw. Gary Neville has declared that the Glazer family are no longer welcome at Manchester United. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez declared he was about to ‘save football’
George Floyd
personDerek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on George Floyd for more than nine minutes in an arrest that spurred a worldwide reckoning on race, has been convicted of murder. Floyd, 46, died on May 25, 2020 after Chauvin held his knee against Floyd's neck or upper body for nine minutes and 29 seconds. Chauvin now faces a maximum of 40 years in prison.
the European Super League
organizationAll six English teams involved in the plans for the European Super League have officially withdrawn from the tournament. Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur said that they were ending their association with the project. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan announced they had created a breakaway competition, in which none of the founding members could be relegated.
Kevin McCarthy
personRep. Hakeem Jeffries, the No. 5 Democrat in the House, told GOP House Leader Kevin McCarthy that 'he should sit this one out' McCarthy and House Republicans are gearing up to censure Rep. Maxine Waters after comments she made during a Minneapolis demonstration. Waters said Saturday activists should 'get more confrontational' if officer Derek Chauvin is found not guilty.
Manchester United
organizationManchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward resigns. Woodward was set to leave at the end of 2021, will now leave immediately. Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are ready to back away from the Super League too.
Maxine Waters
personCongresswoman Maxine Waters, 82, is facing an intense amount of backlash for her Saturday comments calling for rioters to engage in'more confrontation' Republicans have also lashed out at her comments and are seeking a censure and to strip Waters of her committee assignments. Democrats claim his words 'incited an insurrection', and therefore were grounds for his removal from office. Joe Biden's White House has refused to condemn Waters' call for more violent riots and confrontations.
Apple
organizationApple has added a new color option to the iPhone 12 lineup. The emphasis on privacy boosts Apple’s business as a maker of personal devices. Apple has officially unveiled its new 24-inch iMac with prices starting at $1,299. The 2021 iMac is the first to feature Apple's powerful M1 chip.
Premier League
organizationPremier League's 14 outcast clubs 'consider all action available' to stop the Super League in its tracks as they 'unanimously and vigorously' reject plans for the competition. Manchester City confirm they intend to withdraw and Chelsea understood to be pulling out. AC Milan, Juventus, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid compete the set of 'founder clubs' who will be automatically entered into the competition every year.
Manchester City
organizationManchester City confirm they intend to withdraw and Chelsea understood to be pulling out. Pep Guardiola criticised the idea at a press conference earlier in the day. Atletico Madrid are also rumoured to be considering their options. Man United supremo Ed Woodward is also said to be quitting.
the European Super League
organization12 of the biggest soccer clubs in Europe are planning to form a new league called the European Super League. Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, and Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan would also be included. The Super League would see 20 teams split into two groups of 10, with each team playing each other home and away.