Five
senior officials from clubs involved in the breakaway European Super League
have stood down from their roles within the Premier League.
Their counterparts at the remaining 14 clubs have campaigned hard to have
them removed from their influential positions on the organisation's
committees and working groups.
The developments see the departure of Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck from the
league's Audit and Remuneration Committee.
Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward and Liverpool chairman
Tom Werner have both stood down from its Club Broadcast Advisory Group.
Arsenal and Manchester City's chief executive officers Vinai Venkatesham and
Ferran Soriano have both left the Club Strategic Advisory Group (CSAG).
The developments come after the Premier League's chief executive Richard
Masters wrote to the officials asking them to consider their key positions
within the organisation.
The Premier League is continuing to look into the circumstances leading to
the announcement of the ESL on April 18 and whether any of the
organisation's rules were broken.
Executives from the six breakaway Super League clubs used last weekend's
Premier League games as an opportunity to apologise in person to some of
their counterparts at the other 14 clubs - but their approach was not well
received.
"The trust has gone completely," one chief executive said. "We will never
forget what they tried to do. They are all running around now telling
everyone they had nothing to do with it."
The 14 clubs are continuing to put pressure on the Premier League to punish
the six and they are determined that the events of last week are not brushed
under the carpet.
Sky Sports News has contacted the five clubs for comment.
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