Søndag aften blev Super League annonceret, men mindre end 48 timer senere begyndte turneringens fundament for alvor at smuldre.
Tirsdag aften meldte Manchester City sig ud af turneringen som de første, og siden har de fem øvrige engelske klubber - Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United og Liverpool - også forladt turneringen.
Flere forventes også at droppe Super League, og det har fået flere fodboldklubber og fodboldpersonligheder til at gøre grin med storklubberne på de sociale medier.
Se et uddrag af de sjove tweets nedenfor:
— AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) April 20, 2021
The European Super League participants right now... pic.twitter.com/eeihLD95ap
— Tim Sparv (@TimSparv) April 20, 2021
— Sevilla FC (@SevillaFC_ENG) April 20, 2021
Football is for all, not the few.
#FootballisForEveryone pic.twitter.com/rojGSXY0og— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) April 20, 2021
— Aymeric Laporte (@Laporte) April 20, 2021
— F.C. København (@FCKobenhavn) April 21, 2021
#SuperLeague pic.twitter.com/aPvG28agWF
— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) April 20, 2021
To The Super League pic.twitter.com/zcHbsJ0DG0
— Gary Neville (@GNev2) April 20, 2021
Live footage of Florentino Perez trying to keep #SuperLeague alive: pic.twitter.com/SxWj8t2LHp
— FC Spartak Moscow (@fcsm_eng) April 20, 2021
The Super League woke up feeling dangerous
0 games played
0 goals scored
0 fans in attendance
1bn negative tweets— FC Spartak Moscow (@fcsm_eng) April 20, 2021
There is a growing possibility that Jose Mourinho may be the only European Super League manager ever to be sacked. The Special One.
— Richard Jolly (@RichJolly) April 20, 2021