The proposed new competition would see the founding members participate in a marquee club competition regardless of their placement in their respective domestic leagues.<\/p>\n
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The shirts also had 'football is for the fans' written on the back.<\/p>\n
"I haven't seen one football fan who's happy about the decision," Leeds striker Patrick Bamford said after the game<\/a>.<\/p>\n "I think football ultimately is because, and is for, the fans.<\/p>\n MORE FOOTBALL NEWS:<\/strong> Super League rebels face World Cup ban<\/a><\/p>\n "Without the fans, every single club would be pretty much nothing, so I think that it's important that we stand our ground and show that football is for the fans, and try to keep it that way."<\/p>\n Some Liverpool fans joined Leeds fans at Elland Road to protest, while others hung banners at the Reds' own home ground.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/lufctrust\/status\/1384194213324025856<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsPL\/status\/1384113128225468425<\/a><\/p>\n "This doesn't surprise me," Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa said about the Super League<\/a>.<\/p>\n "The fundamental problem is the rich always aspire to be more rich without considering the consequences for the rest."<\/p>\n The game ended 1-1, thanks to a late Diego Llorente equaliser for Leeds.<\/p>\n The club had another cheeky pop at Liverpool after the game, calling them 'Merseyside Reds', a reference to the video game franchise Pro Evolution Soccer, where teams are given fake names due to licensing issues.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/LUFC\/status\/1384249148732444679<\/a><\/p>\n Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp said before the match that in regards to his repeated comments in past years condeming a Super League: "My opinion didn't change."<\/p>\n Post-match, he again reiterated that he and his players were not the drivers of the push for a Super League.<\/p>\n "We have nothing to do with it," he said.<\/p>\n While Bamford was the first English Premier League player to publicly speak out against the announcement, several high-profile players voiced their disapproval on social media.<\/p>\n Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes spoke up against the competition on his Instagram story<\/a>, while Liverpool stalwart James Milner said "I don't like it and I hope it doesn't happen" when asked post-match<\/a>.<\/p>\n PSG's Ander Herrera accused the breakaway competition of being a case of the rich "stealing what the people created."<\/a><\/p>\n Former Arsenal and Real Madrid midfielder Mesut Ozil said the decision was "really hard to understand," and ex-Barcelona fullback Dani Alves said the dreams of small clubs should not be ruined.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/MesutOzil1088\/status\/1384100211815976960<\/a>https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaniAlvesD2\/status\/1384235391213981713<\/a><\/p>\n Supporters of the clubs involved in the Super League have banded together to make their opposition known as well<\/a>.<\/p>\n "We are working urgently and closely with each other," read a statement from Liverpool supporter's trust Spirit of Shankly.<\/p>\n "Despite our clubs' behaviour we are unified in opposition to them and we will continue to do all we can collectively to stop these plans."<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"Gary](\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/04\/354070\/RAW-CAPTURE-SEQUENCE.00_26_02_02.Still151.jpg\")
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