Real Madrid president Florentino Perez and Juventus counterpart Andrea Agnelli were the biggest losers of the short-lived European Super League (ESL) fiasco which risks tarnishing the image of two of the most influential men in world football.

The proposed European Super League appeared dead in the water on Wednesday after all six English clubs withdrew following a furious backlash from fans and threats from football authorities.

UEFA don't intend to simply stand by and watch the creation of the Super League. 'Bloomberg' and 'RMC Sport' report that the organisation is working with an investment fund to create a budget of 4.5 billion euros, which could extend to 7 billion.

This Tuesday, Madrid's Commercial Court 17 has taken serious preventative action to stop any measures which might impede the initiation of the Super League.

The declaration of a private Super League has hurled UEFA and the 12 rebel football clubs into a complex legal and political battle, fraught with wider implications for European sport.

Britain's government vowed Monday to do "whatever it takes" to protect football, raising the possibility of invoking competition law to block a proposed new European Super League by breakaway clubs.

Bruno Fernandes joined the heated debate on the European Super League as the Manchester United midfielder appeared to question the controversial plan on Monday.

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin on Monday slammed clubs involved in plans for a breakaway Super League and launched stinging attacks on Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli as well as Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.

Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich both said on Monday they were against proposals to form a European Super League.

Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur fans enjoy a fierce rivalry but the announcement of the European Super League achieved the rare feat of uniting them virtually as one in condemning it.

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel insists his club will make the "right decisions" over their role in the controversial breakaway European Super League.

From the creation of the first continental club cups in the 1950s to the announcement of a private Super League, European football has been torn between its traditions and the big clubs' desire for more money.

The European Club Association (ECA) said on Sunday it "strongly opposes" plans for a breakaway Super League competition featuring 12 of the continent's biggest clubs.

Twelve of Europe's biggest clubs on Monday said they planned to launch a breakaway Super League, despite the threat of an international ban for them and their players.

The European Clubs Association (ECA), issued a statement which said they will keep on working with UEFA for a revamped Champions League instead of a Super League.