- New rules to ‘ensure principles’ of league are protected
- Owners threatened with sanctions if they transgress
The Premier League has taken action to prevent a repeat of its clubs threatening to breakaway in response to the Super League fallout.
Six top-flight teams, including Manchester United and Liverpool, announced late on 18 April they were joining a new continental competition called the European Super League, only for it to collapse amid intense pressure within 48 hours. A new set of measures have now been put in place by the Premier League to stop any future attempt of a breakaway division, which include additional rules and regulations and a new Owners’ Charter that all club owners will be required to sign up to committing them to the core principles of the competition.
