When plans were revealed for a new European Super League, featuring the biggest football clubs in Europe, initially 12 teams signed up.
Six of them were from the English Premier League - Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea. There was to be no relegation for the 15 founder members. Dominic Hart, sports editor at The National, talks to Andy Mitten, The National's European football correspondent, about the reaction to the announcement and the clubs withdrawing.
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European Super League fallout
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1. AC Milan (Italy), Value: $559 million - 18 Serie A titles; 7 Champions League titles, 2 Cup Winners' Cups. EPA -
2. Arsenal (England), Value: $2.8 billion - 13 English league titles; 1 Cup Winners' Cup. AFP -
3. Atletico Madrid (Spain), Value: $1 billion - 10 La Liga titles; 3 Europa League titles, 1 Cup Winners' Cup. AFP -
4. Barcelona (Spain), Value: $4.76 billion - 26 La Liga titles; 5 Champions League titles, 4 Cup Winners' Cups. AFP -
5. Chelsea (England), Value: $3.2 billion - 6 English league titles; 1 Champions League, 2 Europa League, 2 Cup Winners' Cup. AFP -
6. Inter Milan (Italy), Value: $743 million - 18 Serie A titles; 3 Champions League, 3 Uefa Cups. AFP -
7. Juventus (Italy), Value: $1.95 billion - 36 Serie A titles; 2 Champions League, 1 Cup Winners' Cup, 3 Uefa Cup. AFP -
8. Liverpool (England), Value: $4.1 billion - 19 English league titles; 6 Champions League, 3 Uefa Cups. AFP -
9. Manchester City (England), Value: $4 billion - 6 English league titles; 1 Cup Winners' Cup. AFP -
10. Manchester United (England), Value: $4.2 billion - 20 English league titles; 3 Champions League, 1 Cup Winners' Cup, 1 Europa League. AFP -
11. Real Madrid (Spain), Value: $4.75 billion - 34 La Liga titles; 13 Champions League, 2 Uefa Cups. AFP -
12. Tottenham Hotspur (England), Value: $2.3 billion - 2 English league titles; 1 Cup Winners' Cup, 2 Uefa Cups. AFP
