translated from Spanish: Atletico Madrid and the three Italians also got off the Super League

Atletico Madrid and the three Italian teams, Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan, confirmed on Wednesday their formal departure from the Football Super League project, following in the path of the six English clubs and leaving the project in charge of its initial failure just two days after its birth. “The Board of Directors of Atletico Madrid, meeting on Wednesday morning, has decided to formally communicate to the Superliga and the other founding clubs its decision not to finally formalize its adherence to the project,” the Spanish capital club said in a statement. In this way, the leader of the Spanish league joins Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham in their decision to get out of a project of which he was one of its founders and which he showed his support last Monday. In this regard, Atletico clarified that it “made the decision to join this project in the face of circumstances that no longer occur today”. “For the club, it is essential to agree among all the groups that make up the red-white family, especially our fans,” he added. “The first team staff and their coach have shown their satisfaction with the club’s decision, understanding that sporting merits must prevail over any other criteria,” the Madrid club said. Minutes later, Inter, where Arturo Vidal and Alexis Sánchez and one of the three Italian founders alongside Juventus and Milan, also announced their departure. “FC Internazionale confirms that the club is no longer part of the Super League project,” he said. “We are always committed to giving fans the best football experience; and innovation and inclusion have been part of our DNA since our founding. Our commitment to all stakeholders to improve the football industry will never change,” he added. The ‘neroazzurro’ club believes that “football, like any sector of activity, should have an interest in constantly improving its competitions, to continue to excite fans of all ages around the world, within a framework of financial sustainability”. “With this vision, we will continue to work together with the institutions and all stakeholders for the future of the sport we all love,” concluded the current Serie A leader, who was accompanied by his great rival and neighbor. La Juve highlights “the solidity of the sporting, commercial and legal project” AC Milan also bet on hearing the complaints of fans and getting off a Super League train that has a difficult start. “The voices and concerns of fans around the world have been clearly expressed about the Super League, and AC Milan must be sensitive to that voice of lovers of this wonderful sport,” explained the ‘rossonero’ club. The heptacampeon from Europe accepted the invitation to participate in the project with the “genuine intention of offering the best possible European competition” to fans. Hence, in the face of a great negative reaction, they have changed their minds. However, they advocate a change in European football. “Change is not always easy, but evolution is necessary for progress, and the structures of European football have evolved and changed over the decades,” explained the historic Italian club. “We will continue to work hard to deliver a sustainable football model,” he said. Finally, Juventus, the driver of the project, announced its non-continuity after a day where its president, Andrea Agnelli, had warned that he would continue despite the farewell of the English, then acknowledge that it was impossible with only half. The ‘Vecchia Signora’ referred to the “public debate” that had taken place following Monday’s announcement and emphasized that it was “aware of the requests and intentions expressed by some clubs to withdraw from this project, despite the non-completion of the formalities provided for by the agreement between them”. The Turin group reiterated its conviction “on the strength of the Superliga’s sporting, commercial and legal project”, but did not hide that under current conditions “there is little chance that the project will be completed in the manner originally conceived”, although it “remains committed to seeking long-term value creation for the company and for the entire football industry”. Only Real Madrid and FC Barcelona have yet to be expressed.

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