UK's Johnson calls on soccer clubs to quit Super League


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 21 Apr 2021

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a news conference at 10 Downing Street, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in London, Britain, April 20, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on clubs to quit the breakaway European Super League after Chelsea and Manchester City were reported to be preparing the paperwork to withdraw less than 72 hours after agreeing to join it.

"The decision by Chelsea and Manchester City is – if confirmed – absolutely the right one and I commend them for it," he wrote on Twitter.

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