Soccer-Atletico latest club to abandon Super League


FILE PHOTO: La Liga Santander - Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid - Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano, Madrid, Spain - December 12, 2020 Atletico Madrid players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Juan Medina

MADRID (Reuters) -Atletico Madrid have become the latest club to abandon the doomed Super League project, a statement from the La Liga side said on Wednesday.

They became the first Spanish side out of the 12 founding members to abandon the idea, which appears set for failure after widespread criticism across the football world after it was announced on Sunday.

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