TheInfiniteOdyssey

They'd just raise the ticket prices so the average working-class supporter would be priced out.

Hate cunts like these, their warped perspective means they're totally incapable of understanding the underlying social and cultural bonds that make-up football clubs as an institution.

West Ham are not a big club, wouldn't be even if the 'top 6' left either.

The tabloids will be outraged that Meghan hasn't denounced it yet.

'Product', 'Business', 'Customer'

I don't think there's any way to redeem this and judging by the plans, they don't intend to make any effort to either.

Is there any real point in continuing the premier league season now? Just send those six clubs down and promote the top 6 from the Championship.

Bruce will probably take the credit for it.

Strong and stable leadership then

UEFA press office will probably on the Der Spiegel hotline all-night relaying all the 'founding club's' previous indiscretions

No chance all these fixtures will even be played in the respective teams' stadiums. It'll be held at venues in America, Asia etc.

Liverpool publishing an official statement by Joel Glazer on their website.

Even looking past the appalling exclusionary nature of the competition, it's remarkable how the owners of these clubs can so freely discard such heritage. For example Liverpool, who have such a rich history in European cup competition, it's not enough for their American venture capitalist group ownership through.

They still want to remain in their domestic leagues.

So how are the existing Champions League places from the respective leagues going to be allocated now then?

Hopefully the terrible 'Swiss Model' reforms UEFA had planned can now be dropped now that lot have gone.

Well that's that then. Time to kick them out.

There's no way the league will enact any sanctions on any of them.

Just to add to this PSG and Bayern were the only teams to accept the invitation and take the call apprently.

If Napoli score another, Juventus go down to 5th

A potential Saudi takeover is not threatening to actually upend the regulations and merit-based format of both the domestic and European competition though.