All English clubs have now pulled out of the European Super League.
Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed they will follow Chelsea and Manchester City in withdrawing from the planned tournament.
United said: “We will not be participating in the European Super League.”
Chelsea, faced with an angry protest from their fans, was first in saying it was preparing documents to formally withdraw, with club owner Roman Abramovich understood to have driven the decision, having listened to fan protests and opted to back out.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy said he regretted the “anxiety and upset” caused as he confirmed the club had “formally commenced procedures to withdraw from the group developing proposals for a European Super League (ESL)”.
Liverpool said: “Liverpool Football Club can confirm that our involvement in proposed plans to form a European Super League has been discontinued.
“In recent days, the club has received representations from various key stakeholders, both internally and externally, and we would like to thank them for their valuable contributions.”
Meanwhile, Arsenal admitted to making “a mistake” and apologised after confirming their withdrawal from the proposed Super League.
An open letter from the club’s board said: “The last few days have shown us yet again the depth of feeling our supporters around the world have for this great club and the game we love.
“We needed no reminding of this but the response from supporters in recent days has given us time for further reflection and deep thought.”
Man City said in a statement that it had “enacted the procedures to withdraw from the group developing plans for a European Super League.”
City player Raheem Sterling reacted to the news by tweeting the words: “Ok bye.”
Manager Pep Guardiola had previously criticised the plans for the “closed shop” league, as fans from other clubs gathered outside stadiums up and down the country.
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said he was “delighted to welcome City back to the European football family.”
And the FA said: “English football has a proud history based on opportunity for all clubs and the game has been unanimous in its disapproval of a closed league. It was a proposition that, by design, could have divided our game; but instead, it has unified us all.”
The move leaves Spanish and Italian clubs in the breakaway competition, which sparked a huge backlash since plans were announced on Sunday.
