Everton have issued a withering response to the plans for a European Super League that have plunged football across the continent into chaos.
Issuing a statement on Tuesday morning, the Merseyside club said: 'Everton is saddened and disappointed to see proposals of a breakaway league pushed forward by six clubs.
'Six clubs acting entirely in their own interests. Six clubs tarnishing the reputation of our league and the game. Six clubs choosing to disrespect every other club with whom they sit around the Premier League table. Six clubs taking for granted and even betraying the majority of football supporters across our country and beyond.