AFP
Supporters of the six Premier League clubs leading the breakaway European Super League have slammed the controversial plan, branding it the "ultimate betrayal".
The Chelsea Supporters' Trust said in a statement: "Our members and football supporters across the world have experienced the ultimate betrayal.
"The CST is appalled that Chelsea FC (CFC) are among the rumoured teams to have signed up for this alternative competition and hope that these reports are untrue. This proposal would risk CFC from being banned from other competitions and could jeopardise the future of our club.
Liverpool supporters' group Spirit of Shankly (SOS) said it was "appalled" by the decision of Fenway Sports Group, the club's US-based owners, to take part in the plan.
"FSG have ignored fans in their relentless and greedy pursuit of money. Football is ours, not theirs. Our football club is ours not theirs," they said in a social media post.
The Arsenal Supporters' Trust called the club's agreement to join "the death of Arsenal as a sporting institution".
The Manchester United Supporters' Trust labelled the plan an insult to the legacy of the players who died in the 1958 Munich air crash.
"A Super League based on a closed shop of self-selected wealthy clubs goes against everything football, and Manchester United, should stand for," they said.
