Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Tottenham Hotspur all signed on to the extremely contentious plan for a new European Super League last night. They were accompanied in declaring their place as promoters of a new breakaway contest by three clubs from Italy — AC Milan, Inter Milan, and Juventus — and three clubs from Spain — Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Atletico Madrid.

According to a joint statement, "twelve of Europe's leading football clubs have recently confirmed their agreement to create a new midweek tournament, the Super League, controlled by its founding clubs." As founders, AC Milan, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Tottenham Hotspur have all joined. A further three clubs are expected to enter ahead of the debut season, which is set to begin as soon as possible.”

According to the Independent, the next big change in this story will be Uefa's preparations for a reformed Champions League, which are due to be revealed today. When these plans were announced later, they drew harsh condemnation, with Arsenal and Manchester United supporters condemning their leagues of a "disgraceful grab for power."

The plans have been formulated by the European Club Association council, and its chairperson, Juventus' Andrea Agnelli, has defined the revamped format, in which each team will play at least 4 additional group stage matches than they do presently, as "ideal." Uefa's initiatives also contain contentious plans that would potentially provide Europe's most profitable clubs with a support system if they failed to qualify by domestic play. All this will now appear to be a charitable endeavor in contrast to the Super League, which others will argue was the idea all along.

FIFA voiced "disapproval" of the Super League preparations, urging both sides to "participate in rational, positive, and balanced consultation for the betterment of the game." The Premier League, Europe's wealthiest league, released a harsh statement.

"Supporters of every club in England and across Europe will now hope that their squad can rise to the top and compete among the best," it added.

"We conclude that the idea of a European Super League will demolish this illusion."

Arsenal, who are still ninth in the Premier League and outside of the European qualifying positions, pointed at the difficulties ahead, adding, "There's a lot more to do to put the game into existence."

The European Club Association (ECA) has confirmed that it "vehemently condemns" the Super League.