UEFA chief praises UK PM Johnson and 'fan revolution'


Soccer Football - 45th Ordinary UEFA Congress - 2m2c Montreux Music & Convention Centre, Montreux, Switzerland - April 20, 2021 UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin during the 45th Ordinary UEFA Congress Richard Juilliart/UEFA/Handout via REUTERS

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has praised UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government for helping to force six English clubs to pull out of the breakaway Super League venture, saying they had taken the side of a fan revolt.

Twelve of Europe's top clubs announced on Sunday they were setting up a breakaway competition to rival UEFA's Champions League but the 'Big Six' English clubs pulled out on Tuesday after a wave of criticism, protests and political pressure.

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