MX23RW : Wednesday, December 8 14:32:38| >> :120:5881:5881:

Ferran Soriano apologises to Manchester City fans

The club's chief executive wrote to fans admitting a mistake had been made by being involved in the controversial plans.

Manchester City chief executive Ferran Soriano has written to supporters to apologise for the club's involvement in the controversial European Super League.

City became the first club to officially pull out of the ill-fated project on Tuesday evening following a huge backlash against proposals for the breakaway competition.

The other five Premier League clubs involved soon followed them out and senior officials at some of them have since apologised.

Soriano has now done so too, sending an email to supporters on Wednesday evening.

The Spaniard wrote: "As you know, Manchester City has formally enacted the procedures to withdraw from the group developing plans for a European Super League.

"As always, when we make choices and decisions, we do so with the best interests of the club in mind and we believed that being part of such an initiative could give us a voice that might be imperative to our future ability to succeed and grow.

"However, in making that choice we failed to remind ourselves of the unbreakable link between the passion of our fans and the right to have the opportunity to earn success.

"It is a truth that is fundamental to the DNA of Manchester City and the board deeply regrets taking a decision that lost sight of the historic values of the club. We made a mistake and we sincerely apologise to our fans for the disappointment, frustration and anguish caused by the last 72 hours.

City were one of six Premier League clubs to sign up for the breakaway competition
City were one of six Premier League clubs to sign up for the breakaway competition (Martin Rickett/PA)

"I want to personally assure you that the owners, chairman, board and staff are completely committed to ensuring that the club continues to contribute meaningfully to the ongoing well-being of both the English and European football pyramids and their associated competitions.

"We will embrace the opportunity to earn back the full trust of our stakeholders and the football family in general."

ID:444215: cacheID:444215:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:4448:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Did you know...?
General view of Manchester City's Etihad Stadium taken September 2018
Read Next:
Man City 'beat Liverpool to Brazilian teenager'
>
Read more about Ferran Soriano Football

rhs 2.0
Todays Game Header Right
Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Manchester CityMan City1511223292335
2Liverpool15104144123234
3Chelsea1510323592633
4West Ham UnitedWest Ham158342819927
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs148151617-125
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd157352524124
7Arsenal157261822-423
8Wolverhampton WanderersWolves156361213-121
9Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton154831416-220
10Aston Villa156182124-319
11Leicester CityLeicester155462327-419
12Everton155371925-618
13Brentford154561921-217
14Crystal Palace153751921-216
15Leeds UnitedLeeds153751522-716
16Southampton153751421-716
17Watford1541102029-913
18Burnley141761421-710
19Newcastle UnitedNewcastle151771730-1310
20Norwich CityNorwich15249831-2310

Subscribe to our Newsletter


Match previews - Daily
Transfer Talk Daily
Morning Briefing (7am UTC)
Ultra close-up image of Kevin De Bruyne [NOT FOR USE IN ARTICLES]Get the latest transfer news, match previews and news direct to your inbox!