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Borussia Dortmund insist they will not join European Super League

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 4/20/2021 12:52:10 PM

New Delhi, Apr 19 Borussia Dortmund are fully behind the proposed Champions League reform and will not be one of the clubs joining the proposed European Super League. The European Super League was announced with 12 founding clubs -- AC Milan, Arsenal FC, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea FC, FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus FC, Liverpool FC, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid CF and Tottenham Hotspur. No clubs from France or Germany have signed up to the proposed league even as the Super League statement said 3 more founding clubs would be added to the list. The announcement came just hours before UEFA is due to sign off on its own plans for an expanded and restructured 36-team Champions League on Monday. The Super League confirmed on Sunday that each of the 15 founding members would get a share of at least 3.5 billion euros ($4.2 billion) in initial infrastructure grants. "The board members of the ECA came together for a virtual meeting on Sunday evening, where it was agreed that the board's decision from last Friday still stands," Dortmund chief executive officer Hans Joachim Watzke said in a statement on the club's website. "This decision dictates that all clubs wish to implement the proposed reforms to the Champions League. The ECA board members took a clear stance in rejecting plans for the establishment of a Super League. "Both German clubs on the ECA board, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund shared exactly the same stance throughout all discussions." The 12 clubs behind the breakaway Super League have called on UEFA and FIFA to open talks with them on their new competition.