Liverpool FC have joined a host of European heavyweights in announcing their entry into the new European Super League competition which has created much of a media furore since Sunday evening.
Reports from the club’s official website put out the joint statement issued by the 12 clubs who are classified as founding members of the new competition.
Further details of the league’s functioning explained
The official joint statement put out by the 12 clubs detail their proposed future proceedings for the European Super League as a competition comprising of 20 clubs with three more to be added to the founding member’s list and the remaining five to be subject to a qualification process.
Midweek fixtures would take place and domestic league commitments are not to be disrupted by any of the sides who partake in the newly formed club competition.
All the founding clubs are due to receive a major windfall worth €3.5 billion in order to overhaul their infrastructure investments and sustain the financial difficulties brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Six Premier League sides form half of the founding club’s list
Last night's confirmation of a new European Super League has met criticism from football fans, governing bodies and politicians ⚽️
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— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) April 19, 2021
The Reds are joined by the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur with half of the dozen founding members of the newly formed European Super League comprising of teams from English top-flight football.
Rounding up the list are Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona from Spain and AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus from the Serie A as no sides from Bundesliga and Ligue 1 have confirmed their participation in the competition.
