EALING Central and Acton MP, Rupa Huq, has attacked proposals for a breakaway European Super League and has committed to working with MPs across Parliament to stop it from happening.

The Labour MP said she would support efforts to block plans by the so-called 'big six' English clubs — Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham — to take part in the competition.

The new league would consist of 20 teams where promotion and relegation would no longer be a possibility, with games taking place midweek, replacing the Champions League for those involved.

Dr Huq said: "Proposals for a breakaway European Super League are nothing short of an attempt to stitch up competition for a few elite clubs at the top.

"These proposals would do immense damage to football and communities across the UK.

"Football governance should be about the millions of fans it serves - not the interests of an elite.

"I, along with my colleagues will therefore do all we can in Parliament to stop the Super League going ahead.

"The Huq household is traditionally a Chelsea one, despite the fact that local clubs include QPR and Brentford.

"But after this cash-fuelled carve up decision from its owner, at my son's insistence we're now thinking of switching our allegiance to Hanwell Town FC which is genuinely rooted in the London Borough of Ealing.

"They need the ticket sales more than anyone and are at the other end of the spectrum from fat-cat clubs who trample over the fans."

Dr Huq joined a summit earlier today convened by Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, to discuss ways forward.

Shadow Minister for Sport, Alison McGovern, condemned the proposal from the six Premier League clubs for not offering fair competition and urgently requested that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigates whether plans for the European Super League would fall foul of laws to uphold fairness.

McGovern said: "We urge supporters across the country to add their names to this letter and show the groundswell of feeling against these damaging proposals, that would do immense damage to football and communities across the country.

"This must now be a watershed moment.

"We cannot simply go back to the status quo in which smaller clubs struggle to stay afloat and fans are excluded from decisions.

"The Government must get on with its fan-led review and ensure that football is given back to the people who built it."

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