MONDAY, APRIL 19

Morning

The ESL writes to UEFA and FIFA, saying it is beginning legal proceedings to prevent the authorities from taking action against them.

Senior officials from these clubs also resign from the European Club Association. German clubs Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund publicly oppose the Super League and offer support to reforms in the existing UEFA-run Champions League.

Afternoon

UEFA approves expansion of the Champions League to 36 teams from 2024. UEFA president Alexander Ceferin reserves his strongest comments for Man United chief executive Ed Woodward and Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli, who are reported to be among the masterminds behind the project.

“We didn’t know we had snakes so close to us; now we know,” Alexander Ceferin

Evening

Leeds United players wear t-shirts carrying the Champions League logo and the phrases “Earn it” and “Football is for the fans” before their Premier League game against Liverpool. After the game, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp and senior player James Milner become the first major dissenting voices from within the 12 rebel clubs as they voice their disapproval at the Super League.

Night

"Young people are no longer interested in football. They have other platforms on which to distract themselves," Florentino Perez, Real Madrid and ESL president Perez adds that the Super League would “save football” by bringing the young fans back to the sport.

He also says the Super League is prepared for a legal battle against football authorities.