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Premier League set to ban future breakaways

Liverpool will be prevented from entering future breakways by the Premier League.

Top-flight chief executive Richard Masters is carring out a strategic review after six of its clubs agreed to form a European Super League last weekend.

The Reds and their five peers all subsequently withdrew from the controversial proposal within 48 hours following an intense backlash from across football.

Sanctions could be levelled against the Anfield club and their co-conspirators but a rewriting of the Premier League’s statutes are also set to be enforced.

Under rule L9, member teams are permitted to enter into a specific number of competitions while still being a focal part of the leading English division.

According to The Times, that legislation is set to be rewritten in order to remove any ambiguity should the Super League resurface again in future.

Despite all Premier League sides opting out, Juventus and AC Milan have left themselves open to joining the original 12-team setup at a later stage.

Real Madrid, whose president Florentino Perez is head of the Super League, and Barcelona are the only two teams that have yet to withdraw from it.

Fallout from the failed split from the Champions League continued on Friday with JP Morgan apologising for its role in agreeing to fund the competition.

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The financial giant said it ‘clearly misjudged how this deal would be viewed by the wider football community and how it might impact them in the future’.

English football is set to undergo a fan-led review commissioned by the Government earlier this week in response to the Super League controversy.

Former sports minister Tracey Crouch will oversee the process, which will scrutinise several aspects of the domestic game including ownership tests.