UEFA President Ceferin Reveals Liverpool and Manchester United's Involvement in Super League Proposal

UEFA President Ceferin Reveals Liverpool and Manchester United’s Involvement in Super League Proposal

Aleksander Ceferin, the president of UEFA, has made a statement that is likely to upset those who have connections to Liverpool and Manchester United regarding the initial plans for the European Super League. The original proposal for the Super League was presented in April 2021 and caused widespread shock and outrage in the football community.

The plan involved 12 teams, including six from England – Liverpool, United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Tottenham – participating in the league’s first season. However, due to the significant backlash, Chelsea withdrew from the competition, which was quickly followed by the other English clubs, as well as Inter Milan, AC Milan, and Atletico Madrid.

Despite the widespread backlash and withdrawals from the initial proposal for the European Super League, there are still plans to launch the league. Only Barcelona, Juventus, and Real Madrid have not given up hope on the project. The competition’s CEO, Bernd Reichart, announced in February that there were plans for a 60-team tournament with no permanent members and each team playing a minimum of 14 matches per season.

However, these plans were met with further backlash and criticism, with La Liga issuing an official statement describing the project as “selfish, elitist, and greed-driven.” UEFA President Ceferin has now revealed additional details of the conversations that occurred behind the scenes during the chaos of the initial proposal for the Super League.

Ceferin, speaking on The Overlap, stated that Liverpool and United were actively involved in the initial proposals for the Super League, with United co-owner Joel Glazer and Liverpool chairman John W Henry even serving as vice-chairmen of the project.

However, City and Chelsea were unsure about joining. Ceferin revealed that one of the English clubs contacted him to express their hesitation and that he responded harshly, cutting off communication with them. The UEFA president also believes that the Super League cannot exist without the involvement of English clubs, despite the latest plans for the competition excluding Premier League teams.