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UEFA
organizationTwelve teams have agreed to join a Super League, but no German clubs are involved at this stage. The move is a direct challenge to UEFA's Champions League and undermines Europe's domestic leagues. Supporters of the Big Six clubs in England have been almost unanimously opposed to the plan. Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain are understood to have rejected the idea.
European Super League
organizationPremier League fans' groups unite to condemn Super League. Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham named as founders. UK government is looking at "every option" to stop the formation of a new European Super League (ESL) in football.
Boris Johnson
personManchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester City have signed up to the plan. Bayern Munich and Paris St Germain are understood to have rejected the idea. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has come out swinging against plans.
a European Super League
organizationGMB's Adil Ray has slammed the European Super League plans as he branded it both "elitist" and "disgusting" It comes after it was reported the Premier League's Big Six clubs have agreed to join the breakaway competition. Spain's football league, La Liga, have added their name to the growing list of institutions rejecting the idea. The project is financed by J.P. Morgan with €3.5bn paid up front.
Jose Mourinho
personJose Mourinho has been sacked as manager of Tottenham Hotspur. The 58-year-old was told the news this morning, according to sources. Ryan Mason will take charge until the end of the Premier League season. Julian Nagelsmann, Brendan Rodgers, Scott Parker and Massimiliano Allegri are all in line to fill the vacancy on a permanent basis.
the Super League
organizationUEFA president Aleksandr Ceferin has laid into United chief Ed Woodward for his role in proceedings. United are one of six Premier League clubs to sign up to the Super League. La Liga, Serie A and FIFA, unanimous in opposition to these cynical plans which are completely against what football should be.
Liverpool
organizationLiverpool are one of six Premier League clubs to join the European Super League. Arsenal, Arsenal, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur have all joined as Founding Clubs. Jamie Carragher slammed the club on Twitter calling them "an embarrassment" Graeme Souness wants Liverpool to sign two midfielders in the summer. Gary Neville said he is 'disgusted' at Liverpool and Manchester United.
Alexei Navalny
personRussian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is in the third week of a hunger strike. The 44-year-old started refusing food on March 31 in protest at what he said was the refusal of prison authorities to provide him with adequate medical care. Doctors have warned that Navalny, who is currently on hunger strike, could die "any minute"
Brian Sicknick
personCapitol cop Brian Sicknick, 42, suffered two strokes one day after MAGA riot day and died of natural causes, medical examiner rules. Two men have already been arrested for allegedly assaulting Sicknick during the riot by spraying a chemical irritant into his eyes and face, though they have not been charged with homicide.
Oliver Dowden
personSports minister Oliver Dowden says Britain will do everything possible to block the formation of a Super League. Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester City have signed up to the plans. No German clubs have agreed to join the breakaway league.
Manchester United
organizationSix Premier League sides are part of an initial group of 12 clubs seeking to establish a new 20-team continental competition. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan have also agreed to join. The news has received a huge backlash with Gary Neville giving a scathing rant on Sky Sports News.
European Union
organizationThe EU could miss its goal of vaccinating 70% of adults against COVID-19 by the summer by months. The Dow dropped more than 200 points Monday, after dropping more than 600 on Friday. Donald Trump arrived in Scotland to reopen one of his golf courses Friday.
FIFA
organization12 of Europe’s top football clubs announce they are launching a breakaway Super League. German clubs Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich turned down invitations to join the league. Premier League's 14 outcasts will hold emergency talks on Tuesday. Everton and Aston Villa are said to be fuming at the developments.
Gary Neville
personGary Neville says he is 'disgusted' at Liverpool and Manchester United for signing up to the European Super League. The former Manchester United defender is worried by the involvement of the Glazers. The Premier League and UEFA have condemned the plans for a breakaway league.
NASA
organizationNASA celebrated the world's first successful flight of a helicopter on another planet. The Ingenuity aircraft flew above Mars in a major milestone for science and technology. Footage was beamed back to the agency from a satellite orbiting the Red Planet.
George Floyd
personDerek Chauvin, 45, accused of restraining George Floyd for nine minutes. Mr Floyd, 46, died in the custody of Minneapolis police in May 2020. Chauvin was responding to a call over a fake $20 bill but 'George Floyd's life was taken for something worth far, far less than that'
Chelsea
organizationUEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has promised to 'take all the sanctions that we can' against rebel clubs. Three of the 12 clubs in the new league - Real Madrid, Manchester City and Chelsea - could be withdrawn from this season’s Champions League semi-finals. The Premier League held an emergency board meeting after the plan emerged yesterday.
Derek Chauvin
personDerek Chauvin, 45, is on trial for murder in the death of George Floyd, 46, in May 2020. Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds as he tried to arrest him over a suspected counterfeit $20 bill. Floyd cried out he could not breathe 27 times before losing consciousness.
Maxine Waters
personRep. Maxine Waters urged protesters in Minnesota to 'get more confrontational' if a police officer is acquitted. Waters made the remarks as she attended protests over the fatal police shooting of young Black man Daunte Wright. Waters said she would 'continue to fight in every way that I can for justice', prompting the Republican minority leader, Kevin McCarthy, to accuse Waters of 'inciting violence' House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday that Waters does not need to apologize.
Premier League
organizationManchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham are among 12 clubs to have signed up to the breakaway league. The 12 will form 15 founding clubs, with the final three still unconfirmed, in a 20-team division with no promotion or relegation. Bayern Munich and Paris St Germain are understood to have rejected the idea. Premier League condemns any proposal that attacks principles of open competition and sporting merit.