PARIS: Barcelona joined Real Madrid in clinging desperately to the wreckage of their doomed Super League project on Thursday as the breakaway tournament’s 12 founders faced mounting calls for reprisals.
European governing body UEFA will meet on Friday where they could opt for punishment or peace with the clubs who were forced into an embarrassing climbdown which saw their plan, condemned as a greed-induced landgrab, implode inside 48 hours.
“There will be consequences in their own organisations, and whether there will be further consequences is something we need to discuss,” said UEFA vice-president Karl-Erik Nilsson.
On Thursday only Rea, Barca and Juventus had yet to officially concede defeat.
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